Introduction

Welcome to take a self-guided walking tour in Oulu!

We have two different routes:

1. Tracking History in Oulu
2. Architect Alvar Aalto in Oulu

To take a tour, simply open the map in this guide, and filter the route you would like to walk along.

Get to know the history and unique buildings in Oulu. Along your route, you will see the City Hall, the Cathedral, the idyllic Pikisaari island, and other historical and modern buildings and visiting locations in Oulu.

Oulu is home to three major ensembles designed by Alvar Aalto.

The O.Y. Toppila Sulphite Pulp Mill, established in 1931, was Aalto’s first industrial design project.

The Koskikeskus master plan grew out of Aalto’s winning proposal in the 1942 design competition organized in connection with the Merikoski Hydroelectric Power Plant. Following the competition, he was commissioned to prepare a town plan for the area.

The design of the Typpi Oy industrial community began in Aalto’s office in 1950 and continued until 1968. Typpi Oy became the final industrial project designed by Aalto’s architectural practice.