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Pizzeria Old Lemoon

A cheap pizzeria but with good reviews

Address: Mäkelininkatu 31

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Shopping Centre Valkea
Kauppakeskus Valkea
A shopping centre in the heart of Oulu that opened in 2016. It offers a warm, covered street "Kesäkatu" (which is part of a public street in Oulu), and a number of shops and cafes on both sides of it. This is the place for most young people to hang out in town. Has gained a bit of a reputation for criminal activity in side and nearby the Kesäkatu street. There are security guards present 24/7. The mall hit headlines in summer 2024 for two stabbings with suspected racist motives. The police have been guarding the mall since then pretty much full-time. The incidents were definitely out of the ordinary, and the mall is not a "no go -zone" by any means. The mall is really popular and there are family events held there time to time, and during daytime it is completely safe to visit. Nevertheless, it is always good to be aware of your surroundings.
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Paska Kaupunni graffiti
Paska Kaupunki
This iconic graffiti (or at least the nickname which Oulu got from it) is known all around Finland. The term "Paska kaupunki" literally means "Shitty city", and it was adopted from the song with the same name by Kauko Röyhkä. The graffiti appeared on the wall at some point in the 1980s, and after this, the graffiti has been removed numerous times but it has always reappeared on the same spot. The condominium owning the wall has even thought of framing the graffiti or protecting it in other ways since it has become one of the symbols of Oulu. As implied before, this isn't a site funded or even initiated by any official or commercial agent, so the presence of it can't be assured. Although, the drawing or painting of it has become an urban tradition, and if removed, it is almost certainly always remade in some form after a few days from its removal.
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