Open Air Museum in Turkansaari in Finland, Oulu resort
Rating: 7,5/10 (258 votes)  The Turkansaari Open Air Museum is a museum that provides visitors with ancient examples of wooden architecture from local residents. Museum in Turkansaari has been open since 1922 on the site of an ancient bargaining. Numerous buildings of the 17th-18th centuries have survived here, on the basis of which the museum was created. Geographically, the museum is located on two islands. In 1922, a wooden church built in 1694 was restored on one of them. Today, more than 30 buildings are collected on the territory of the museum, including peasant houses, household buildings, mills and a church. There are also special pits for tar-smoking. In other words, the museum completely recreates a typical complex of a Finnish farm with the obligatory buildings and equipment. On the territory of the museum are the workshops of the fish smoking plant, barns, bread ovens. The main office of the museum and a cafe for visitors are housed in a 1984 farmhouse. Live demonstrations of local art are held every Wednesday using exhibits from the open-air museum. Also, there are often held competitions in running on floating logs with opposing opponents.     
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