Hotel Kierikki

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Hotel Kierikki is located opposite Kierikki Stone Age Centre's main building along the banks of a small pond. Kierikki centre is situated 50 kilometres NE from Oulu and 30 kilometres E from motorway 4 which is the main road to Lapland.

The hotel was opened in January 2005 and it includes four different buildings, each of which has four rooms. Four of the rooms are also equipped for the handicapped. The saunas are located in a separate building near the lodgings. You can reserve a sauna and the cosy lounge for a small meeting or sauna evening, for example.

The hotel's conference house "Amber" seats about 40 persons. The sauna's lounge can be used for smaller meetings and occasions. The conference rooms are equipped with modern conference equipment. The facilities also have a small kitchen. More conference space is also available in the main building of the Kierikki Stone Age Centre.

The Stone Age Centre

Kierikki Stone Age Centre with its hotel and the Stone Age village, built in Yli-Ii along the northern banks of the river Iijoki, are situated in the middle of an expansive Stone Age settlement area, which was inhabited as way back as 7,000 years ago.

Kierikki Stone Age Centre introduces Finnish culture and tales about Finnish Stone Age life to all who are interested in prehistory. The permanent display at the centre displays objects from archaeological findings and presents research history. In the nearby Stone Age village, you can see how settlements were established in the Stone Age and what Stone Age life was like. At the prehistoric fishing camp, you can learn about prehistoric fishing methods.