The Oulu Market Square is the main market square

Market square

The market square is a feature of many European and colonial towns. It is an open area where market stalls are traditionally set out for trading, commonly on one particular day of the week known as market day....

 of the city of Oulu

Oulu

Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world....

, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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The market square is located in the city centre on the waterfront of the Oulujoki river. The Rotuaari

Rotuaari

The Rotuaari is a pedestrian zone in Oulu, Finland. The area, together with the Oulu Market Square, is being managed by the city centre shopkeeper association Oulun Liikekeskus ry....

 pedestrian zone starts from the square behind the Toripolliisi

Toripolliisi

Toripolliisi is a bronze sculpture located at the market square in Oulu, Finland. It was made by sculptor Kaarlo Mikkonen in 1987, and it is his only publicly displayed sculpture. The sculpture measures 220×150×112 centimetres , and it was named in honour of the bobbies that once patrolled the...

 statue.

In addition to the traditional market stalls, many old warehouses restored as bars and restaurants are bordering the square nowadays. The market hall

Market house

A market house or country market is a type of building traditionally used as a marketplace at street level and for public functions on the upper floor....

was opened on the square in 1901 mainly to get selling of meat out of the open square.