Sights in Nurmes
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Bomba Village
Nurmes’ biggest draw is Bomba Village, 2.5km southeast of the town centre. The imposing Bomba House, with its high roof and ornate wooden trim, is a replica of a typical Karelian family house, and was built in 1855 by Jegor Bombin, a farmer from Suojärvi (now in Russian Karelia). It now houses the Bomban Talo restaurant and eating there is the only way to see inside. The surrounding re-creation of a Karelian village makes for a pleasant browse among craft studios, especially when the summer market is on.
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Lutheran Church
Dating from 1896, the massive brick Lutheran Church is the largest in North Karelia, with around 2300 seats. You’ll know it by its florid cross. Inside there are several models of Nurmes’ previous wooden churches that burnt down, hence earning this part of town the name Ash Village.
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Puu-Nurmes
Puu-Nurmes is the Old Town area on the esker above the train station. It's a pleasant neighbourhood for a stroll among the traditional wooden houses, which are protected by law and surrounded by birch trees. The plan dates back to 1897.
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Ikola Museum
The Ikola Museum is an agricultural museum in Tuupala, 1km northeast of Nurmes’ town centre, which features an open-air exhibit of Karelian wooden buildings.
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Kötsi Museum
Kötsi Museum, in the large Nurmes-talo Building, is the local museum of history, and has a variety of Stone Age artefacts on display.
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Ikola Museum
The Ikola Museum is an agricultural museum in Tuupala, 1km northeast of the centre. It features an open-air exhibit of Karelian wooden buildings.
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Tyko Art Gallery
Housed in the Nurmes-talo building is the free Tyko Art Gallery with changing monthly exhibitions.
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Tyko Art Gallery
At Nurmes-talo, Tyko Art Gallery has changing monthly exhibitions.
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