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.
Oulu with kids - See summer tips!

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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SUP board rental Raahe

A day in the Stone Age

Pilpasuo protected area and hiking trails

Experience the wonders of Finnish nature

Original Sokos Hotel Arina, Oulu

Midnight Sun Summer School

Pearls of the Oulu estuary

Go Arctic activity - Koskiing in Koitel

Apartment Kievarinhovi

Private guided tour from Oulu to Jussila reindeer farm in Ii

Arctic Edu-Tech - Workshops and experiences

OuluHostel AlliMaria

Cyrillic

Escape games

Archaeological exhibition

SuperPark Restaurant

SUP racing in the Oulu Delta

Ancient skills of Kierik: red mural painting

Modern Messi Summer Cottages in Nallikari, Oulu

Airport Hotel Oulu

Speed Park

Ancient skills of Kierik: archery

Hours

Nallikar Aalto Apartments

Guided winter swimming

Kindergarten visit

Stone Age tribal shield

Expert presentations and workshops on education and training

Diverse Hietasaari

Nallikar Winter Village

Vihiluoto - seafront and bird tower

City train Potnapekka

One-off ticket for Reenis to the creative gym

A visit to a husky home

Ancient skills of Kierik: canoeing

Oulu Golf Restaurant

GreenStar Hotel Oulu

Scandic Oulu City

Nallikari Holiday Village - Camping area

Finnish Tivoli

Oulu Cathedral

Restaurant World Linnanmaa

Vekaravintti

University of Oulu Botanical Garden

Hotel Lasaretti

Hollihaa Central Play Park

SuperPark Oulu

Fätbike Safari, Oulu, Nallikari

Husky Spin

Nature trip to the Stone Age - exhibition

Zeppelin Shopping Centre

Lapland Hotels Oulu

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

Stone Age tribal shield

Oulu Zipline

Nallikari Holiday Village - Camping, Oulu

Koivuranta Sauna Board's general sauna shift

Hot air balloon group flight 4-12 passengers

Hotel Pohjankievari

Archaeological exhibition

Kuusisaari Recreation Park

Midnight sun golf

Kierik guided tours

Nallikari - Nordic Riviera

Restaurant world Limingantulli

Nature trip to the Stone Age - exhibition

Paddling in the Oulu estuary and at sea

Floating Café

Scandic Oulu Station

Ancient skills of Kierik: red mural painting

Turkansa Island Outdoor Museum

Oulu2026 Opening Festival

Koivuranta Sauna Ferry Cruises

Study visit

Shadowing at school or nursery

Ancient skills of Kierik: stone grinding

Virpiniemi

Best Western Hotel Apollo, Oulu

Leo's Kempele

Discover paddling in the Oulu River Delta

Radisson Blu Hotel Oulu

Environmental Education / Forest School at Sanginjoki River - Naturest Oy

Hupisaarten Central Play Park

Cycling in Oulu

Elf - spirits of the home

Cafe Hostel Huvila

Koitelinkoski

Lappis water park Oulu

School visit

Museum of North Ostrobothnia

Guided winter swimming

Oulu's top 5 attractions!

Hupisaarten City Park

Ancient skills of Kierik: canoeing

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

Rusko Bike Park

Canoeing safari to the Oulujoki estuary

Ancient skills of Kierik: stone grinding

Swimming and water sports all year round

