Hailuoto Island

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 Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is a non-profit international student organisation. Its mission is to represent international students in many countries, thus provide opportunities for cultural understanding and self-development under the principle of « students helping others students ». ESN Oulu organized lot of events, as for example different trips in : Lofoten (Norway), Saint-Petersbourg (Russia), Lapland (Finland)… But ESN create also parties, or activities. Since september, we have been able to attend at food festival, city tour, conference on the coming winter, cooking specialities from Finland, team game or orientation. This association also organized weekend around Oulu city to visit the region and hiking. We paid 10€ to have ESN card and receive discounts for certain events.
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Fishing village

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Way to go to the beach

 In september, we went for one day on a island near to Oulu. Hailuoto Island is the pearl of Bothnian Bay. Situated in the North of the Gulf of Buthnia, in the face of Oulu, the municipality is totally an island. Hailuoto lies within easy access. Various means of transport can be used : come by car, board a bus, sail a boat or fly over. Ferries ‘ Meriluoto and Merisilta’ operates regularly between Hailuoto and Oulunsalo (Oulu). In winter an official ice road connects the island to the mainland. The distance between the island and Oulu should fill (over the centuries to come), and to disappear since sea levels will rise.

 

Marjaniemi is the westernmost point in the island at the end of the road in Hailuoto. Marjaniemi is endless open spaces with fishing boats on the harbor, restaurant, café, artisan shop, museum and beach. The importance of fishing for the fishing village and villagers is still present today.  Even today, considerable amounts of herring, whitefish and salmon are unloaded from ships in the harbor. One of the most popular attractions in Hailuoto is the Marjaniemi lighthouse, built in 1871. On the top, we have a beautiful view of the ocean.

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Marjaniemi lighthouse

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Harbor