Nordic Art Hotel LasarettiA venue for the best moments
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Welcome to Hotel and Restaurant Lasaretti, an oasis of peace amid the most beautiful part of Oulu. You can spend unforgettable moments in the unique surroundings of Lasaretinsaari Island. Hotel Lasaretti offers you accommodation, delicious food and a venue for both formal events and family occasions. Our restaurants indulge you with a small break from everyday life, just pop in at lunchtime and after your workday.
Art hotel
Lasaretti’s meeting venues, restaurant, hotel rooms and yard area display a broad collection of visual art and sculptures.The common element of the art hotel’s collection is the artists’ Northern Finnish roots. The pieces on display include sculptures by Martti Aiha and Reijo Hukkanen as well as paintings by Niilo Hyttinen and Sinikka Tuominen.
History
Lasaretinsaari Island has seen many different stages over the course of centuries. It has served as the Crown’s distillery (1776-1791), the governor’s residence (1791-1834), the county hospital (1834-1939) and a military hospital (1939-1999). The island has had many different names depending on its use: Rysänsaari, Polttimosaari, Maaherransaari and now Lasaretinsaari.
The cultural and historical value of Lasaretinsaari Island is further enhanced by the dignitaries who have visited along the years, such as Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Alexander I of Russia. Finnish presidents K. J. Ståhlberg and Martti Ahtisaari have lived on the island in their youth. Other interesting individuals, such as Johan “Nukuttaja” Näyhä and Naima Kurvinen, bring additional colour to the history of the island.
The culturally and historically valuable and fully restored area of Lasaretinsaari Island was granted the Environmental Construction of the Year award in 2005 as a recognition of its versatile, high-quality environmental planning and construction. The award was granted by the Finnish Garden Association and the construction product industry of the Confederation of Finnish Industries RT.
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