Walking around Oulu City Centre & Pikisaari, July 2021, Finland 4K

Walking around Oulu City Centre & Pikisaari, July 2021, Finland. Walking also in Linnansaari and Kuusisaari areas on the way. It was one of first “colder“ days during the walk after month of heatwave. Temperature was about 18 °C / 64.4 °F. More sunny evening walk in Oulu city centre from July 2020: Oulu has 208,939 inhabitants (31 March 2021) and is located in the region of North Ostrobothnia. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country. The city proper was founded on 8 April 1605 by King Charles IX of Sweden, opposite the fort built on the island of Linnansaari. In 1822, a major fire destroyed much of the city. The architect Carl Ludvig Engel, chiefly known for the neoclassical (empire style) buildings around Helsinki Senate Square, was enlisted to provide the plan for its rebuilding. With minor changes, this plan remains the basis for the layout of Oulu's town center.