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Address:
Botanical Gardens, Linnanmaa P.O. Box 3000, 90012 University of Oulu

Opening Hours:
Outdoor garden daily from 8.00 till sunset
Greenhouses: Tue - Fri 8-15; Sat & Sun 12-15

Links:
Botanical Gardens
University of Oulu

Description:
The gardens lie on the shore of Lake Kuivasjärvi at the north end of the Linnanmaa campus. They constitute an integral part of the Department of Biology at the University, and thus their main purpose is to provide living plant material, experimental plots and practical help for botanical teaching and research in the University. But at the same time they serve as an important educational resource for schools and a recreation area for the public. A task of increasing importance is the acquisition and experimental cultivation of plants of different provenances, especially trees and shrubs, to test their suitability for ornamental purposes in northern Finland.

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