City: Northern Ostrobothnia
Top Things to do in Northern Ostrobothnia
The 10 Best Specialty Museums in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland
Northern Ostrobothnia (Finnish: Pohjois-Pohjanmaa; Swedish: Norra Österbotten) is a region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland, Kainuu, Northern Savonia, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of Karelia.
Restaurants in Northern Ostrobothnia
1. Klemetsgardarna
2. Saloisten Pirtti
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
3. Saloisten Kotiseutumuseo
4. Arkkukarin Punainen Tupa
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
5. Turkansaaren Ulkomuseo
6. Hannu Hautala Nature Photography Centre
7. Raahe Museum
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4.5 based on 12 reviews
Raahe Museum is Finland's oldest local museum, established in 1862. The museum has grown over the decades and now consists of seven operational units. Two of the locations (Packhouse and Crown Granary) are open all year round. The Packhouse (Rantakatu 33) extensively depicts the Age of Sailing. Among its collections is also an exceptionally extensive set of religious sculptures from the 17th century.Perhaps the most famous artefact in Raahe Museum, the world's oldest surviving diving suit,the Old Gentleman - is now displayed in the diving section of the Crown Granary (Merikatu 10). Five other museums are open during different city festivals and by appointment. More information from our website.
Reviewed By bt441 - London, United Kingdom
The packhouse museum was really good. They have artefacts from local history including from old ships and brightly coloured old wooden carvings from Raahe's original church which are very interesting. This museum is much better than your standard local history museum because it has a wide range of exhibits from all over the world. These things were brought back to Raahe by sailors from the town. There are chinese dolls, statues, fans, japanese vases, pictures, lots of old coins, stuffed animals, necklases from africa, bow and arrows from south america and much more. Also, it was free on a saturday which was good.
8. Kierikki Stone Age Centre
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4.0 based on 12 reviews
9. Pohjois-Pohjanmaan museo
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4.0 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By MikaelF413 - Vantaa, Finland
The museum is located in Ainola Park near the city center in a building from 1931. The museum tells you the history of the city of Oulu, Northern Ostrobothnia and Finland in an interesting way. There is so much to see. In August we visited this museum and saw the permanent exhibitions. Now we had time to see only the new exhibitions. Downstairs was a new exhibition called Kakaravaara (Hill of Children). It was a playful exploration of children's life from the late 19th century to the late 20th century.
10. Oulun Taidemuseo
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4.0 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By MikaelF413 - Vantaa, Finland
Although this museum is quite small, it has many changing exhibitions. On our visit, there was 'The Modern Woman' exhibition which showcased four important Finnish female artists who worked in the early 20th century, Helene Schjerfbeck being the most famous. Upstairs was an exhibition 'The Hype In The Arctic Silicon Valley' which is a story about the Miracle of Oulu, a mobile phone city that bloomed from the 1960s until the turn of the millennium.
