Turkansaari

The museum Turkansaari is an open air museum in Finland and is situated on an island in the river Oulujoki 14 km east of the city of Oulu.

It is now owned by the City of Oulu and is from the Museum of Northern Ostrobothnia ( Pohjois- Pohjanmaan museo ) looked after. The museum has 48 buildings over an area of ​​12 ha, the Museum now has a complex with typical for the region Northern Ostrobothnia farm buildings. In the summer of old techniques such as the salmon fishing and the traditional production of tar are shown. The museum is one of the national cultural heritage in Finland.

History

The island Turkansaari was an important trading post for Russian traders on the Oulujoki river. The beginning of the open-air museum is marked by the reconstruction of the " Turkansaaren kirkko ". This wooden church was built in 1694 at this point. As part of the relocation of the Handesplatzes to Oulu from 1700 the church after Koskikeskus, now a district of Oulu was sold. The church was found by Finnish politicians and agricultural experts Easts Elfving and 1922 at its original location rebuilt. Since the interior was not obtained, it was taken over from other demolished buildings and recreated according to models.

Elfving acquired additional buildings, including 1931, the Presbytery of Hietaniemi Ylitornio below. His daughter Brita Helenius and her husband continued the museum. In 1961, the Turkansaari Foundation was established. This managed the museum and built it up in the 1970s further. In 1989 the museum was handed over to the city of Oulu.