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03.09.2020
Puijo, Kuopio Puyo is a hill and a nature reserve at the edge of the grid in Kuopio. The height of the hill is about 150 meters above the surface of Callavesi and 232 meters above sea level. Puyo and the Tower of Puyo on its summit are also one of the most famous tourist attractions of Kuopio. Over...
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03.09.2020
The Cultural History Museum of Aland and Aland Islands Art Museum, Mariehamn The Cultural History Museum of Åland and Åland Islands Art Museum are two museums under the same roof in Mariehamn in the Åland Islands, Finland. The building houses even other collections and staff of Ålands Museum, which was formerly the name of the Cultural...
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02.09.2020
St. George's Church (Marihehamn) Church of St. George (Swede S: t Görans kyrka) - City Church of Marihamna . It was built between 1926 and 1927 by the Finnish architect Lars Sonka. Artist Bruno Tuukkanen was responsible for interior design of the church. Bishop Max von Bonsdorf of the diocese of Porvoo...
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01.09.2020
Kobba Klintar, Mariehamn Cobba Clintar is an archipelago in the Åland Sea, located on the fairway in the direction of Marihehamn, Åland Islands. In Cobb Clintar is a pilot station, which is currently not used. In recent years, houses and harbor have been renovated, and now the island is used,...
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31.08.2020
Sjokvarteret, Mariehamn Sjokvarteret (Dutch: "sea quarter") is located in the eastern harbor ("Osterhamn") on the Slemmern River in the city of Marihehamn, the capital of the autonomous Finnish province of the Åland Islands. It combines a marina, shipbuilding activity, a forge, a...
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30.08.2020
Museumship Pommern, Mariehamn Anchored just behind the Sjöfartsmuseum, this beautifully preserved, four-masted, merchant barque was built in 1903 in Glasgow, Scotland. The ship once carried tonnes of cargo and a 26-man crew on the trade route between Australia and England. Its record run was a speedy 110...
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29.08.2020
The Sailor's House Museum The Sailor's House Museum works in Matila House in Pikisaari, Oulu, which is the oldest surviving wooden house in town. The building once served as a customs house, and its historical sources date back to the 1730s. The building was not damaged by a major fire in 1822. The...
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28.08.2020
Oulu Museum of Art Oulu Art Museum is a regional museum of responsibility of Northern Ostrobothnia and Kainuu , which is part of the museum and scientific center of Lupia . The museum is located in the Mullutull district of Oulu, near Hupisaari . Founded in 1963, the museum operated in a temporary...
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27.08.2020
Oulu Cathedral Oulu Cathedral is the Oulu Cathedral and the Oulu Parish Church. The current plan of the church is the handwriting of Karl Ludwig Engel in 1832. The stone walls of the church are taken from the church, built in 1777, which was destroyed by a wooden fire in Oulu in 1822. Church...
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26.08.2020
The Hupisaaret Islands City Park City Park Hupisaaret Island public urban park in Myllytulli district in the center of Oulu, Finland . The park is located in the Oulu River Delta. The area was built as a public park in the 1860s, at the same time were built the first white wooden bridges characteristic of the park....
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