Oulu with kids - See summer tips!

A summer holiday with children is at its best a fast-paced experience in an amusement park, adventures and relaxation in the midst of summer nature. In Oulu you can experience all this in one trip.

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Let your hair down in an amusement park or traffic park!

On holiday in Oulu, children can go climbing, biking and have fun on the amusement park rides.

Right next to the city centre, in Hollihaa, Children's traffic park bikes await their pedalers and the adjacent parkour and skate parks and pump track await their tricksters.

Located in Linnansaari, a short walk from Oulu Market, Lapland Water Park invites you to have fun on a stunning floating ninja track. Kids and adults alike will be challenged and entertained on the water park track!

Three kilometres from the market square, Hietasaari, you will find Speed Park full of experiences and an authentic amusement park atmosphere. A new summer attraction, the Wild Whirligig, spins the daredevils, and the Silly Cups will make your head spin! The Super Slide and the Magic Carousel offer moments of old-school nostalgia for the older ones. From the city centre to Vauhtipuisto, you can take the beautiful estuary route on Vauhtipuisto's own city train, the Kompiainen.

A summer adventure to the park, beach and island

The city's stunning beaches, lush parks and islands invite you to spend a summer's day enjoying ice cream, cafés and atmosphere. Oulu is also the perfect place for a nature adventure.

The summer's all-time favourite is Hupisaarten City Park. Criss-crossing paths, old birches and soft grass offer a nature experience in the middle of the city. In the centre of Hupisaari you will also find Ainola's central play park and summer café. The streams in Hupisaari are stocked with trout from the Oulu River's original fish stock, and the park's ponds are home to ducks and a variety of waterfowl.

Or head for a day in the great outdoors Nallikari beach! Spend the day swimming and playing on the beach, challenge the whole family to climb the giant net and adventure in the park. Grab the pedal cars from Nallikari Holiday Village for a playful race - a memorable day of laughter, ice cream and relaxed togetherness!

Marvel at life in the past or at fabulous little ponies

Educational destinations in Oulu offer experiences and food for thought for children and adults alike. They leave a holiday memory that will not fade.

Turkansa Island Outdoor Museum is a great day destination along the Oulu River. The smell of tar, the island's old buildings, beautiful courtyards and the atmospheric setting of a summer café invite you to enjoy the moment and get together - and learn a bit of local history at the same time.

Shadow trap in Oulunsalo provides a framework for an adventure for the whole family in a culturally and historically significant environment. Arrive on the island in a traditional kapulaloss and follow the paths through the atmosphere of a former sawmill island. Do you know which was the tallest of the buildings?

At the Milky Way farm In Kempele you can admire the alpacas! Cats, chickens and a rooster will also join the alpacas in the courtyard of the summer café.