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Municipality in North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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Liminka (Swedish: Limingo) is a municipality in the Western Oulu region. It was founded in 1477 around the Liminganjoki river, and as of 2023, it has approximately 10,000 inhabitants. The municipalities of Lumijoki and Tyrnävä are also handled in this article.
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Liminganlahden luontokeskus
Liminganlahti surely is the most important sight in town. It is one of the most important wetlands in Finland, and a popular spot for birdwatchers from all around the world to visit. The visitor centre also offers a bird-themed exhibition, a café and a hotel.
Old Liminka
The historic museum district holds three museums; the local history museum, Aabraham Ojanperä memorial home, and the Vilho Lampi museum. The Rantatie street is a nice stroll since it holds many pretty, historical buildings as well as the Liminka parish building. On the other side of the small Liminganjoki river there is also the art school of Liminka, which has a lot of nice outdoor artworks, and which is one of the oldest Finnish folk high schools.
Limingan kirkko
The Liminka church has been burned four times, and the current one was built in 1826. It was designed by Anders Fredrik Granstedt and Anton Wilhelm Arppe, and it represents neoclassicism.
Kunnantalo (Lumilinna)
Quite an unusual functionalist building in many ways, built in wood, located in a small town and serving as a town hall. It was finished in 1938 and first used as the local headquarters for Suojeluskunta, and nowadays the town hall.
Tyrnävän kirkko
The wooden neo- Gothic church was designed by Oulu county architect FW Lüchow . Its shape is a long church with an end tower, with a tower at the west end. The church was completed in 1881. The altarpiece "Paimenten kumarrus" was painted by painter TG Tuhkanen in 1907. The two bells are from 1727 and 1908.
Liminka Bay is one of Europe’s most important bird wetlands. Watch birds in the world renowned Nature Reserve and visit the adjacent nature center in Liminka.
By plane
The nearest airport is Oulu Airport. There are around 10 flights per day each way from Helsinki Airport to Oulu.
By train
Trains don't stop at Liminka. The nearest station is in Kempele, yet more trains go to Oulu than to Kempele.
By bus
Coaches coordinated by Matkahuolto connect Liminka to some other cities, but they can be expensive.
By bus
The public transport in Liminka is operated by Oulu PTA. It mainly focuses on getting customers in and out of town, but it can also be used for traveling inside Liminka.
By taxi
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