Tietomaa

Science Center in Myllytulli, Oulu

65°01′05″N 025°29′03″E / 65.01806°N 25.48417°E / 65.01806; 25.48417TypeScience CenterVisitors74 567 (2008)^[2]DirectorJonna Tamminen^[2]OwnerCity of Oulu^[2]Public transit accessLocal bus nr 17^[3]Websitewww.tietomaa.fi

Tietomaa is a science centre in Oulu, Finland. It is located in Myllytulli district near the city centre. It is the first science centre in Finland and it was opened to the public on 29 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. Tietomaa also features a giant movie theatre, which at its opening was the first-ever purpose-built IMAX theatre in Finland and in the Nordic Countries. The IMAX system was replaced with a Barco 4K system in 2013.

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Faktat" [Facts] (in Finnish). Tietomaa. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
^ "Keskustan liikenne" (PDF). City of Oulu. 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.