Turkansaari

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.

Turkansaari Open-Air Museum
Turkansaaren ulkomuseo
Established1922 (1922)
LocationMadekoski, Oulu, Finland Turkansaarentie 165, 90310 Oulu
Coordinates64.948°N 25.706°E / 64.948; 25.706
TypeOpen-air museum
WebsiteOfficial 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.

References

  1. "Turkansaari Open-Air Museum". Pohjois-Pohjanmaan museo. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

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