Oulu Bus Station
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| Location | Vaara, Oulu Finland | ||||
| Coordinates | 65°00′36″N 25°29′04″E / 65.00992469305005°N 25.484545789603782°E | ||||
| System | Bus station | ||||
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The Oulu Bus Station (Finnish: Oulun linja-autoasema) was a bus station in the city center of Oulu, Finland, located in the Vaara district, near the Raksila district and Oulu railway station.[1]
A bus station was originally built in Torinranta on the site of the current Autoranta parking area in 1937.[2][3] The Oulu City Council decided to build a new station as early as 1963, but the bus station was only opened in November 1983.[2][4] By the early 2020s, the building had deteriorated beyond repair,[1][5] and demolition started in September 2025 to make way for a new station.[6][7]
Martti Aiha's sculpture Futura – Tuntematon was located next to the bus station building until it was removed in 2023.[8][9]
References
- 1 2 Hintsala, Juha (September 27, 2021). "Tältä näyttää linja-autoasema, jota ei aiota korjata". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- 1 2 Laine, Liisa (September 25, 2016). "Matkakeskusta puuhattiin jo 40 vuotta sitten". Kaleva (in Finnish). Ouka.fi. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ↑ Sipola, Timo (June 26, 2016). "Sekava torinranta kaipaa selkeyttä – opiskelijat haluavat Ouluun ihmisen kokoisen ja elävän torimiljöön". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ↑ Turo Manninen (1995). Oulun kaupungin historia VI (in Finnish). Oulu: City of Oulu. pp. 92–93. ISBN 951-9234-48-9.
- ↑ Ursin, Elina (September 13, 2021). "Raksilan linja-autoasema on Oulun häpeäpilkku". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Ränsistyneen linja-autoaseman purkaminen on alkanut Oulussa – valmista pitäisi olla helmikuussa 2026". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2025-09-23. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ "Oulun ränsistynyt linja-autoasema aiotaan purkaa kesällä, jotta hulppean Asemakeskuksen rakentaminen voisi alkaa". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2025-02-18. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ "Futura-taideteos häviää Raksilasta – yli 30 vuotta linja-autoasemalla seisseen veistoksen kuntoa on kartoitettu vuosien varrella useasti". Kaleva (in Finnish). 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ "Martti Aihan teos Futura Tuntematon on poistettu Oulusta linja-autoasemalta". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
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