Turkansaari
Open-air museum in Oulu, Finland
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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.
Established1922
TypeOpen-air museum
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| 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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