Tietomaa
Tiedekeskus Tietomaa | |
Tietomaa in 1989. | |
Established | June 1988[1] |
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Location | Myllytulli, Oulu |
Coordinates | 65°01′05″N 025°29′03″E / 65.01806°N 25.48417°ECoordinates: 65°01′05″N 025°29′03″E / 65.01806°N 25.48417°E |
Type | Science Center |
Visitors | 74 567 (2008)[2] |
Director | Jonna-Marleena Härö[2] |
Owner | City of Oulu[2] |
Public transit access | Local bus nr 17[3] |
Website | www.tietomaa.fi |
Tietomaa is a science center in Oulu, Finland. It is located in Myllytulli neighbourhood near the city centre. It is the first science centre in Finland and it was opened in June 1988.[1]
Tietomaa is located in old buildings of the Veljekset Åström Oy, a former leather processing factory. The main exhibitions are located in the former power station. Tietomaa's 45-metre (148 ft) observation tower with a glass elevator outside the tower is a former water tower of the factory.
References
- 1 2 Manninen, Turo (1995). Oulun kaupungin historia VI [History of the City of Oulu VI] (in Finnish). Oulun kaupunki. pp. 358–359. ISBN 951-9234-48-9.
- 1 2 3 "Faktat" [Facts] (in Finnish). Tietomaa. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ "Keskustan liikenne" (PDF). City of Oulu. 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
External links
- Media related to Tietomaa at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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