Team Offsite in Oulu: Two Days Under One Roof at De Gamlas Hem
A team offsite in Oulu is far easier to run when the meeting room, the sauna, dinner and the beds are close enough that nobody needs a taxi. At De Gamlas Hem, a protected wooden art nouveau villa from 1906 at Kirkkokatu 54, the whole programme fits into one address: a meeting package on day […]
Private Dining in Oulu: A Cabinet for Eight or a Hall for 100
Private dining in Oulu can mean a board dinner for six at a bay window, or a celebration for a hundred guests across two combined halls. At De Gamlas Hem, a protected wooden art nouveau villa completed in 1906 in the Heinäpää district near the city centre, both are cooked in the house’s own kitchen […]
Book Direct with De Gamlas Hem – Rooms, Inclusions and How the Booking Works
If you found this hotel on Booking.com or in a Google search and are wondering where to reserve, you can book direct with De Gamlas Hem through its own online booking engine. This page explains what every stay includes, how the rooms differ, what is easier to arrange by dealing with the hotel itself, and […]
Event Venue Hire in Oulu – A Practical Guide by Guest Count
Event venue hire in Oulu works a little differently from what many newcomers expect, and the first thing to settle is not the date but the number of guests. This guide is for international residents planning a celebration in Finland, whether a karonkka after a doctoral defence, a christening, a memorial reception or a milestone […]
Dinner in Oulu in a 1906 Villa, Without the Fuss
If you want an easy dinner in Oulu somewhere with a bit of character, De Gamlas Hem serves pinsas, burgers, fish and chips, salads and small plates at €4–18 in a wooden art nouveau villa from 1906. The restaurant is open Wednesday to Saturday from 15.00 to 21.00, the kitchen serves from 15.00 to 20.00, […]
Restaurant in Oulu City Centre – Buffet Lunch and Dining in a 1906 Art Nouveau House
Finding a good restaurant in Oulu city centre is easy enough. Finding one where the food is cooked in the building’s own kitchen, served between tiled stoves and visible log walls, and priced like an ordinary weekday lunch is a shorter list. De Gamlas Hem has been a wooden art nouveau villa since 1906, and […]
Karonkka: A Guide for Doctoral Candidates in Finland
You have written the dissertation, survived the public defence, and then someone mentions the karonkka. If you did your doctorate in Finland without growing up here, this is often the part nobody explains: an evening with its own order of speeches, its own dress code and its own quiet expectations. This guide walks through what […]
