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Extract from the Oulu Travel Guides:
OULU
with its renowned technical college is now a leading light in Finland's burgeoning computing and microchip industries. During the last century it was the centre of the world's tar industry and the city's affluence and vibrant cultural scene date from that time, though the old buildings clustered around the river bank are now somewhat overshadowed by the faceless office blocks of the past twenty years. In the centre of town on Kirkkokatu, the
City Hall
retains some of the grandeur of the late nineteenth century, when it was built as a luxury hotel, and you can peek in at the wall paintings and enclosed gardens. Further...
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