 The roads in Oulu are kept in good condition and traffic
arrangements are continuously being improved. People are
encouraged to use public transport, especially in the city
centre.
Up-to-date traffic information is available on the
Oulu Region traffic
service website (in Finnish).
Driving in Finland has its quirks, and extra care should
be taken because of the changing seasons and weather
conditions, for example. For more information on driving in
Finland, please visit the
Liikenneturva (the organisation for traffic safety in
Finland) website.
Parking
On-street parking spaces are available in the city centre
for various rates. Some of these are time-limited. There are
also two car parks in the city centre as well as underground
car parks for customers.
Multistorey car park
 Time-limited parking spaces are on-street parking bays
and off-street car park bays. Allowed parking times: 30
minutes, one hour, two hours and 24 hours.
When you park in a time-limited parking space, you must
place a parking disc on the dashboard. You can purchase
parking discs from service stations and department stores.
Parking discs are blue plastic cards with a movable
twelve-hour white dial. Look for the signs as you enter a
lot or at the beginning of a block. Signs will show a card
or meter and the period of time for which you can park in
that area. You set the card for the time at which you parked.
Car parks, some of the off-street parking bays and most
of the on-street parking spaces are subject to a parking
charge. There are three parking zones with different rates
in the city centre.
Parking charges by zone:
• Zone 1: €2/hour
• Zone 2: €1.20/hour
• Zone 3: €0.70/hour
The parking meters accept 20 and 50 cent and one euro
coins. You can also use your mobile phone to pay for your
parking. For more information on how to pay with your mobile
phone, please contact your service provider:
• NextPark Oy (in
Finnish)
• Payway Oy’s Parkit service
(in Finnish)
City centre parking guide (in Finnish)
For more information on parking, please visit the
Oulun Pysäköinti Oy
website (in Finnish). |
