Nallikari

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Nallikari
Patrolled beach
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Location Hietasaari, Oulu, Finland
Coordinates 65°01′48″N025°24′38″E / 65.03000°N 25.41056°E / 65.03000; 25.41056
Beach length 500 m (1,600 ft) [1]

Nallikari is a seaside resort located on an island in the Hietasaari district in Oulu, Finland. The resort can be reached year-round with the local bus routes 15 and 15N [2] and during summertime with a trackless train called Potnapekka. The beach of Nallikari stretches for about half a kilometre. [1]

A seaside resort is a resort town or resort village, or resort hotel, located on the coast. Sometimes it is also an officially accredited title, that is only awarded to a town when the requirements are met. Where a beach is the primary focus for tourists, it may be called a beach resort.

Hietasaari, Oulu District of Oulu in Finland

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In addition to the beach, Nallikari resort includes a spa hotel, a camping area with rentable cottages and a seaside restaurant. [3] A public beach was established by the city of Oulu in Nallikari in 1946. The camping area was opened in the early 1960s. There were about 40,000 total nights stayed in the camping area in the summer 2014. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tourist map (Map). City of Oulu. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  2. "Routes and timetables". City of Oulu. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  3. "Nallikari". Nallikari.info. Nallikarin Matkailuyhdistys. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  4. Ursin, Elina (2015-07-15). "Oululaisten ylpeys : Nallikarin merikylpylän perustamisesta Hietasaaren merenpuoleiselle länsirannalle tulee ensi kesänä kuluneeksi 70 vuotta". Kaleva (in Finnish). Oulu. Retrieved 2016-07-29.