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Ylivieska
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Ylivieska is a bustling town of 14000 inhabitants in the southern part of Oulu Province. The surrounding market area of Ylivieska covers 90 000 inhabitants and the town has become a real centre of commerce and services attracting people from long distances. Apart from doing shopping they come for leisure activities, such as going to a concert at Ylivieska Hall, widely known for its superb acoustics. For sportive activities the municipal sport park provides excellent facilities. Other attractions include Puuhkala Museum with its unique collection of milk cans of more than 700 specimens, the second oldest steel and concrete bridge of Finland and the wooden church of Ylivieska. The summer café of Helaala Mill in the town centre provides an opportunity to relax listening to the murmur of Kalajoki River and admire the beautiful river landscape.
PLACES TO SEE
- Ylivieskatalo Akustiikka, 044-4294 543 • Map
- Puuhkala Local Museum, 044-4294 543 • Map
- Savisilta bridge dating from 1912, by Hjalmar Castrén. • Map
- Ylivieska Church dating from 1786. • Map
- Helaala Mill, a protected building with cultural and historical value, a summer café on the premises. • Map
- Elämän vesi (water of life) statue, by Antonio da Cudan 1985. • Map
- Kyösti Kallio monument, by Risto Saalasti 1971, in the town hall park. • Map
- Feriatis – monument to commemorate the centenary of the building of the railway, by Antonio da Cudan 1986, at the railway station. • Map
- "Lakeuden Liekki", by Väinö Lätti 1972, the church park. • Map
EVENTS
- Sun Pampas summer festival a week before Midsummer festival
- Raudaskylä music camp
- Raudaskylä brass music camp at the beginning of August annually
ACCOMODATION
- Hotel Käenpesä, Lintutie 1, 08-423 611 & Restaurant Mamma Leone
- Motel Tuulentupa, Tulolantie 23, 08-423 075 & Restaurant Lounatuuli
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