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.

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Oulu20126 Opening Festival

Oulu2026 Opening Festival

Oulu
Pilpasuo nature trail includes duck boards.

Pilpasuo protected area and hiking trails

Oulu
Finnish Tivoli

Finnish Tivoli

Kempele

Stone Age tribal shield

Oulu
Old wooden buildings in the middle of beautiful nature.

Turkansa Island Outdoor Museum

Oulu

Ancient skills of Kierik: archery

Oulu

Expert presentations and workshops on education and training

Oulu
people laughing and listening to storytelling at a fantasy tavern

Elf - spirits of the home

Oulu
Twin room

Hotel Pohjankievari

Kempele

Lappis water park Oulu

Oulu
Nallikari beach at sunset.

Nallikari - Nordic Riviera

Oulu
Midnight Sun Summer School

Midnight Sun Summer School

Oulu

Stone Age tribal shield

Oulu
Bird-watching tower in Vihiluoto. Kempele, Finland

Vihiluoto - seafront and bird tower

Kempele
Exit Oulu Room Escape Games

Escape games

Oulu
kayaking is the best outdoor activity on summer time

Discover paddling in the Oulu River Delta

Oulu
Varjo Festival 2022 was held in Kuusisaari.

Kuusisaari Recreation Park

Oulu

Kindergarten visit

Oulu
Greenhouses Romeo and Juliet.

University of Oulu Botanical Garden

Oulu
Mustasalmi Oulu 1

Canoeing safari to the Oulujoki estuary

Oulu
Nallikari Holiday Village has nine idyllic summer cottages

Modern Messi Summer Cottages in Nallikari, Oulu

Oulu

Ancient skills of Kierik: canoeing

Oulu

Archaeological exhibition

Oulu
Reenis is a creative gym for versatile training. With us, you train purposefully in the gym and develop coordination and have fun on the trampolines.

One-off ticket for Reenis to the creative gym

Oulu
From the library of the Kihukkavaara multi-purpose building, with a pool table, bookshelves, table groups and three children in the room.

School visit

Oulu
Have a fun ride in city train Kompiainen.

City train Potnapekka

Oulu
Biker in the biking line.

Cycling in Oulu

Oulu

Oulu Golf Restaurant

Oulu
Children playing shop, with an old-fashioned scale on the front.

Vekaravintti

Oulu
Lapland Hotels Oulu Comfort Room.

Lapland Hotels Oulu

Oulu
Nallikari Aalto located By the Sea

Nallikar Aalto Apartments

Oulu
Restaurant world Limingantulli seating area

Restaurant world Limingantulli

Oulu

GreenStar Hotel Oulu

Oulu

Ancient skills of Kierik: red mural painting

Oulu
Artist room at Hotel Lasaretti

Hotel Lasaretti

Oulu
extensive salad selection for lunch

SuperPark Restaurant

Oulu
De Gamlas Hem Hotel & Restaurant.

De Gamlas Hem Hotel

Oulu
SUPboarging at Raahe

SUP board rental Raahe

Oulu
Main door to Cafe

Cafe Hostel Huvila

Oulu
Superior room

Scandic Oulu Station

Oulu

Nallikar Winter Village

Oulu

Nature trip to the Stone Age - exhibition

Oulu
people in leather by the campfire

Cyrillic

Oulu
Reindeer and a sleigh with guide.

Private guided tour from Oulu to Jussila reindeer farm in Ii

Oulu
A person wading in freezing cold water in Tuira beach in winter. Foreground snow in the bank. Background buildings on the other side of the Oulu river. Sky is grey and clouded.

Guided winter swimming

Oulu
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Hollihaa Central Play Park

Oulu

Kierik guided tours

Oulu
kennel visit

A visit to a husky home

Oulu
Moths Live Festival.

Koitelinkoski

Kiiminki
Dog sled

Husky Spin

Oulu

Ancient skills of Kierik: red mural painting

Oulu
Koivuranta sauna ferry sauna in Oulu.

Koivuranta Sauna Board's general sauna shift

Oulu

Arctic Edu-Tech - Workshops and experiences

Oulu

SuperPark Oulu

Oulu
Exterior

Scandic Oulu City

Oulu
Fish tern at Bothnian bay

Experience the wonders of Finnish nature

Oulu
Apartment Kievarinhovi

Apartment Kievarinhovi

Kempele
A person wading in freezing cold water in Tuira beach in winter. Foreground snow in the bank. Background buildings on the other side of the Oulu river. Sky is grey and clouded.

Guided winter swimming

Oulu

Hours

Oulu
Two downhill cyclists in Rusko Bike Park riding down an easy route.

Rusko Bike Park

Oulu

Shadowing at school or nursery

Oulu
Kids favourite roller coaster ride in amusement park Vauhtipuisto.

Speed Park

Oulu

Hot air balloon group flight 4-12 passengers

Oulu
Facade of OSH Arina

Original Sokos Hotel Arina, Oulu

Oulu
Floating Cafe.

Floating Café

Oulu
Koivuranta's ferry on a cruise in Oulu.

Koivuranta Sauna Ferry Cruises

Oulu

A day in the Stone Age

Oulu
Restaurant seating area

Restaurant World Linnanmaa

Oulu
White water swimming

Go Arctic activity - Koskiing in Koitel

Oulu
A child doing a task in the forest

Environmental Education / Forest School at Sanginjoki River - Naturest Oy

Oulu
Nallikari Holiday Village - camping

Nallikari Holiday Village - Camping, Oulu

Oulu
Toripolizei Statue 1

Fätbike Safari, Oulu, Nallikari

Oulu

Ancient skills of Kierik: canoeing

Oulu
Pedestrian bridge over stream Mustasalmi in Hietasaari

Diverse Hietasaari

Oulu

Leo's Kempele

Kempele
Lobby

Airport Hotel Oulu

Kempele
Radisson Blu Hotel Oulu seen from the outside

Radisson Blu Hotel Oulu

Oulu
Toripolliisi statue in the Oulu Market Square.

Oulu's top 5 attractions!

Oulu
A workplace supervisor guides a business student in shelving salad dressings in the workplace.

Study visit and work experience at a special vocational school, Oulu

Oulu

Ancient skills of Kierik: stone grinding

Oulu
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Hupisaarten Central Play Park

Oulu

Midnight sun golf

Oulu
View from the Hupisaaret City Park.

Hupisaarten City Park

Oulu

Oulu Zipline

Oulu
OuluHostel AlliMaria

OuluHostel AlliMaria

Oulu
Double room with double bed and sauna 10 units

Best Western Hotel Apollo, Oulu

Oulu
A family looking at the scale model of a sailing ship.

Museum of North Ostrobothnia

Oulu
SUPping is nice summer activity

SUP racing in the Oulu Delta

Oulu
Picnic shelters in Virpiniemi sport area

Virpiniemi

Oulu
Oulu cathedral from outside.

Oulu Cathedral

Oulu
Information

Study visit

Oulu
Kid playing in water in the swimming pool.

Swimming and water sports all year round

Oulu
Nallikari Holiday Village tent site

Nallikari Holiday Village - Camping area

Oulu

Nature trip to the Stone Age - exhibition

Oulu
Zeppelin has plenty of parking space, without time limits and free of charge.

Zeppelin Shopping Centre

Kempele

Ancient skills of Kierik: stone grinding

Oulu
Oulu Estuary and Pikisaari from above.

Pearls of the Oulu estuary

Oulu
Alpaca walking in a forest

Forest hiking with alpacas - Come and get to know alpacas and go on a forest hike with them!

Kempele
Pieces of a ceramic pot in a showcase.

Archaeological exhibition

Oulu
Paddling at sea

Paddling in the Oulu estuary and at sea

Oulu