This cultural hall and guest accommodation is in a wooden house on the island of Pikisaari, close to the city centre. The building was originally constructed in 1923 as the canteen of the Oulujoki timber floating company. It was later owned by the city and rented mainly to artists, and many well-known artists lived there over the years. It was closed for residential use in 2000 because of mould and fungus problems and demolished in 2013.
A near-identical replica of a traditional Ostrobothnian heritage house was rebuilt on the same site. The place serves local residents as well as visitors from elsewhere. The website is available in Finnish, English, Swedish, German, French and Italian, and the place suits families with children.
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