Tietomaa (knowledge land) is a

science centre A science museum is a museum devoted primarily to science. Older science museums tended to concentrate on static displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, industry and industrial machinery, etc. Modern trends in mu ...

Oulu Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...

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. It is located in

Myllytulli Myllytulli is a district of the city centre area of Oulu, Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the ...

district near the city centre. It is the first science centre in Finland and it was opened to the public on 29 June 1988. 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 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

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theatre in Finland and in the Nordic Countries. The IMAX system was replaced with a Barco 4K system in 2013.

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* * {{Official website, 1=http://www.tietomaa.fi/index.php?id=1&lang_id=1 Museums in Oulu Science museums in Finland Museums established in 1988 Myllytulli 1988 establishments in Finland

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