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Open-air museum in Finland Turkansaarentie , Oulu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Turkansaari is an island in the Oulujoki river with an open-air museum in the Madekoski district in Oulu, Finland. The museum is run by the Northern Ostrobothnia museum.
Turkansaaren ulkomuseo | |
Established | 1922 |
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Location | Madekoski, Oulu, Finland Turkansaarentie 165, 90310 Oulu |
Coordinates | 64.948°N 25.706°E |
Type | Open-air museum |
Website | Official website |
Turkansaari island was a marketplace for Russian traders in the Oulujoki river. The open-air museum started out when the old church, from the year 1694, was restored on the island in 1922.[1]
Every summer there is a demonstration of burning tar in a pit to produce tar in the traditional way.
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