🇫🇮 Oulu, Finland
De Gamlas Hem
📍 54, Kirkkokatu, Oulu
Photo: official website
Your stay — De Gamlas Hem
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Faith & Dietary Nearby
- Church: Pyhän Kolminaisuuden katedraali (219 m · ~3 min walk)
- Church: Heinätorin seurakuntatalo (240 m · ~3 min walk)
- Church: Oulun helluntaiseurakunta (418 m · ~5 min walk)
- Church: Oulun vapaaseurakunta (713 m · ~9 min walk)
Local Lifestyle & Recreation
Kauppakortteli Pekuri — 1.2 km · ~15 min walk
Rommakkopuisto — 105 m · ~1 min walk
Merimiehenkotimuseo — 1.8 km · ~23 min walk
Oulun kaupunginteatteri — 1.4 km · ~18 min walk
Kyösti Kallion puiston leikkipaikka — 152 m · ~2 min walk
5-Minute Radius Essentials
Nearest — 814 m · ~10 min walk
Oulun Keskus Apteekki — 903 m · ~11 min walk
K-Market — 223 m · ~3 min walk
Oulun linja-autoasema — 1.5 km · ~19 min walk
Good to know — Oulu
Type C/F · 230V
safe
$1 ≈ €0.87 · EUR
Emergency Contacts
OuluIn Oulu, dial 112 for all emergencies (police, ambulance, fire). For non-urgent police matters, call +358 295 420 130. The Oulu University Hospital switchboard is +358 8 315 2011, but still use 112 for ambulance.
💡 Save these numbers in your phone. In life-threatening emergencies, call immediately.
Where to Eat
💡 Booking tip: For popular restaurants in Oulu, book at least a week ahead — especially for weekend evenings and during festival season.
Your arrival at De Gamlas Hem
🕒 Check-in is from . Arriving earlier? Most hotels store luggage free — just ask at reception.
🧭 First things nearby: cash · Nearest — 814 m · ~10 min walk — pharmacy · Oulun Keskus Apteekki — 903 m · ~11 min walk
🚐 Pre-book an airport transfer →Getting Around
Oulu Railway Station (2 km from hotel) → Any VR station in Finland (e.g., Helsinki, Tampere, Rovaniemi)
💡 The hotel is a 25-min walk or 5-min bus (Line 4) from the station. Check VR's early bird deals—nearly half price.
Oulu Airport (OUL) → Hotelli Lasaretti
💡 Book via Valopilkku app for fixed fares—sometimes cheaper than the meter.
Hotelli Lasaretti stop: 'Lasaretti' → Oulu City Centre (Stop: Toripakka / Kauppatori)
💡 Buy a 24-hour card (€8.20) from the ticket machine at Rotuaari—unlimited rides on all city buses.
Oulu Airport → Oulu City Centre (Stop: Oulun Linja-autoasema)
💡 Get off at Oulun Linja-autoasema, then walk 8 mins to Hotelli Lasaretti—it's a straight line down Isokatu.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time is check-in at De Gamlas Hem?
Check-in at De Gamlas Hem is from null. Check-out is by null.
Top Attractions in Oulu
💡 For a cheap lunch, buy a €5 slice of kalakukko (fish-and-pork pie) from the stall near the rear entrance. They wrap it in paper – eat it on the benches by the Rotuaari pedestrian square. Open until 18:00 most days.
💡 Check the noticeboard at the entrance. On occasional Saturdays in summer, free guided tours in English cover the building's history as a church and trading post site.
💡 The gallery shop sells prints and postcards by local artists at reasonable prices (€3-€8). Check the 'Kuukauden taiteilija' (Artist of the Month) wall in the lobby – often a lesser-known Northern painter.
💡 Head to the northern end in late evening for sunset views over the river and Hupisaari islands. Free outdoor concerts sometimes happen here in July.
💡 Combine with a walk to the Nallikari beach via the pedestrian bridge. Bring binoculars: the islands are good for spotting birds like herons and mergansers in spring.