20.1.2013, Seppo Mäkinen
The “Meri City Tunturi” project will see snow worlds built in three different places: at the Oulu Market Square, in Oulu’s Nallikari and at the Syöte travel resort. Snowhow will build a creation titled “City” in Nallikari. The work is an interactive, urban environment offering all kinds of fun and wintery activities for children and families, including Snow Tubing slippery slides, husky rides and reindeer. The area will have a cafeteria and a campfire site and it offers a range of different activities.
Snowhow is also responsible for the design of the two other “Meri City Tunturi” snow worlds. The Oulu Market Square will host a work titled “Tunturi” (“Mountain”), which features a slippery slide world, a climbing wall and a stage for various cultural activities. A sea-themed creation will be built at Iso-Syöte, with snow building being taught to the local organisers throughout the process. The work will be titled “Meri” (“Sea”) and it will occupy a central spot at the ski resort, right next to the children’s play area. www.mericitytunturi.fi/