Vanhatulli is a district of the city centre area of

Oulu Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after: ...

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. Together with the districts of

Pokkinen Pokkinen is a district of the city centre area of Oulu, Finland. Together with districts of Vaara and Vanhatulli, Pokkinen forms the central business district of Oulu. It is bounded by the estuary of the Oulujoki river to the west, the Koskikeskus ...

and Vaara, Vanhatulli forms the

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

of Oulu. It is bounded by the estuary of the

Oulujoki Oulujoki is a river in Oulu province, Finland. Its name in Finnish means literally "Oulu River" ( sv, Ule älv), originally in old Northern Ostrobothnian dialect literally "Flood River". Its origin is Oulujärvi and its watershed area covers a ...

river to the west, the Pokkinen and Vaara districts to the north, the Leveri and

Hollihaka Hollihaka is a district of the city centre area of Oulu, Finland. It is bounded by the estuary of the Oulujoki river to the west, the Vanhatulli district to the north, the Leveri district to the east and the Nuottasaari district to the south. Toget ...

districts to the south and the

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

to the east. Besides commercial area, Vanhatulli also has got residential neighbourhoods like the historic Kuusiluoto neighbourhood by the river Oulujoki and the new urban neighbourhood of Etu-Lyötty along the railway. The Oulun Suomalaisen Yhteiskoulun Lukio upper secondary school is located in the Kuusiluoto neighbourhood. The

Mannerheim Park Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867–1951) was a Finnish military leader and statesman. Mannerheim may also refer to: Surname * Mannerheim (family), a noble family ** Carl Erik Mannerheim (1759–1837), Finnish vice chairman and statesman ** ...

is located in the centre of Vanhatulli.

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