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Sports Museum of Finland
The sports museum , in the 1952 Olympic Stadium, houses Finland’s sporting hall of fame including the triumph of runner Paavo Nurmi and Matti Nykänen, one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time. There are good simulations that let you compete in the 200m race against champi
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Kajaanin Linna
Picturesquely set on a river island in the town centre, these ruins show all the signs of damage by war, time and more-recent mischief. It’s a fine spot to bask on the grass on a sunny day, but there isn’t much more to it than what you can see. Nearby there’s a tar-boat channel wit
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Juselius Mausoleum
Very much a family affair, this place was built by FA Juselius, a wealthy businessman, as a memorial to his daughter who died of tuberculosis at the age of 11. The original frescoes were painted in 1898 by Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela (who had just lost his own daughter). A
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Lappee Church
Diagonally across the park from its bell tower, the adorable wooden Lappee Church was built in 1794 to an unusual ‘double cruciform’ floor plan, the only one of its kind in Finland. South of the church stretches the graveyard, with an evocative war memorial , which features poignan
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Susiluola
Heading east on Rd 663, you’ll find Wolf Cave just before the village of Karijoki. This small cave is one of the most significant archaeological finds in Finland, with evidence to suggest that humans occupied this area more than 120,000 years ago, before the ice age. It’s badly sig
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Ironworks Museum
The nondescript outpost of Möhkö was once a centre for heavy industry, after the establishment of an ironworks in 1849. At its peak the ironworks employed more than 2000 people and was one of Finland’s largest ore-processing works. A canal was dug in 1872 to transport ore and timbe
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Imatra Rapids
The 1929 construction of Imatras hydroelectric complex (Finland’s largest) dammed the river, but the watery wonder lives on with the spectacular 20-minute Rapids Show , when the dam is opened to a rousing son et lumière .If your inner daredevil wants to get involved, Imatra Express
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Bomba Village
The centrepiece of this re-created Karelian village at Sokos Hotel Bomba is is the imposing Bomba Talo , with its high roof and ornate wooden trim. Its a replica of a typical 19th-century Karelian family house and was completed in 1978. It now houses the Bomban Talo restaurant and
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Petola Luontokeskus
On the main road 3km from the town centre, this has an informative exhibition in various languages on Finland’s quartet of large carnivores, known hereabouts as karhu (bear), ilves (lynx), ahma (wolverine) and susi (wolf), as well as wild reindeer, locally present in small numbers,
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Museum
Degerbys funny little local museum contains the islanders’ personal collections of biros, bottle tops and biscuit cutters.
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Inari Church
The church on the main street was built in 1952 with American financing. It’s an attractive A-framed structure with a warm wooden feeling inside. The rather beautiful altar painting by Väinö Saikko depicts a Sámi family, complete with tethered reindeer, meeting Christ in the Laplan
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Haukiputaan Kirkko
Haukipudas, 21km north of Oulu at a scenic spot along the Kiiminkijoki, is known for its beige church, one of Finland’s most notable ‘picture churches’. The interior is decorated with striking naive scenes painted in the 18th century and depicting biblical events, including a scary
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Amos Andersonin Taidemuseo
This gallery houses the collection of publishing magnate Amos Anderson, one of the wealthiest Finns of his time. Temporary exhibitions mix the old and cutting-edge contemporary, while the permanent exhibition includes a chapel, Empire-style interiors and lots of Magnus Enckell work
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Suomen Käsityön Museo
This is all about Finnish handicrafts and their history, and incorporates the National Costume Centre, displaying regional dress from around Finland. The permanent collection is small; most space is taken up with temporary exhibitions. It’s an enjoyable insight into activities that
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Kuopion Museo
In a castle-like art nouveau mansion, this museum has a wide scope. The top two floors are devoted to cultural history, but the real highlight is the natural history display, with a wide variety of beautifully presented Finnish wildlife, including a mammoth and an ostrich wearing s
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Porvoon Museo
Porvoo’s town museum occupies two buildings on the beautiful cobbled square at the heart of the Old Town. The town-hall building houses most of the collection, with a clutter of artefacts relating to the town’s history, including work by painter Albert Edelfelt and sculptor Ville V
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Kolmen Ristin Kirkko
Architecture aficionados will be able to tell by the clean white lines and soaring narrow tower that the Church of the Three Crosses (1957) was designed by Alvar Aalto. Its spire echoes both the silver birches and the factory chimneys in the area, the building being located in the
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Aspegrens Trädgård Rosenlund
A little walled oasis lies 1km southeast of the kauppatori. Aspegren’s Gardens was created by priest Gabriel Aspegren in the 1700s. Butterflies flit around the formal flower beds and a tiny, scented rose garden. The rectory outbuildings hold the Hembygdsmuseum , crammed with sleigh
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Kaapelitehdas
This sprawling site once manufactured sea cable and later became Nokia’s main factory until the 1980s. It’s now a cultural complex with design studios, galleries, expositions and regular music, theatre and dance performances. There’s also a photography museum, theatre museum and a
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Kopara
More or less midway between Pyhä and Luosto, this is a good place to meet some reindeer. You can go on a short walk that has information boards on the creatures (€5 per person), and tempt them closer with a feed bucket. In winter various sledge trips are on offer (from €30). The fr
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