Description of the attraction
The Northern Ostrobothnia Museum is located in a park in Oulu. This provincial museum of cultural history was founded in 1896. After a fire in 1929. the wooden villa in which it was then located, and some of the museum exhibits were destroyed. The construction of a new stone building designed by Oiva Kallio was completed in 1931.
The main exposition occupies four floors of the museum - this is an area of 1100 m2. The lower floor of the museum is reserved for seasonal and children's exhibitions. The expositions for children are based on the books of the Finnish children's writer - Mauri Kunnas. On the ground floor there is a large-scale model of the pre-war center of Oulu in 1938. Major exhibitions are held on other floors. The exposition is divided into thematic sections that illuminate the history of the region from all sides - the prehistoric period, the way of life of the peasants, the church, industry, culture, etc.
