Rooms and Facilities

🏡 Ground Floor:

• Bedrooms 1 & 2
• Shared workspace / living room
• Shower, toilets
• Washing machine and drying room (Instructions can be found on top of them.)

🏡 Upper Floor:

• Bedrooms 3 & 4
• Shared workspace / living room
• Small office
• Toilet, kitchen

The attic exists but is not in use.

Air Conditioning and Heating

• No air conditioning – open a window if needed (mosquito nets are available in summer).
• Each room has radiators. To increase the temperature, turn the radiator valve clockwise. You can also close the air valve on the windowsill. There are also a few extra electric heaters in the drying room – feel free to take one to any room.

Additional Facilities

🍽️ Kitchen: Refrigerator, freezer, stove, dishwasher, coffee maker, microwave, kitchenware. (Note! Open the water tap before starting the dishwasher.)

📶 Wi-Fi: Free Wi-Fi is available in the residence house, Kiisu Theatre, and Cultural Centre Marita. The password can be found on the upstairs notice board.

🔥 Sauna: The sauna is located in the basement of the Old Mine Info building. You can use it freely after 4 PM on weekdays and all day on weekends. Remember to turn on the sauna stove about an hour before use. The switch for the stove is on the dressing room wall.
Also, make sure to lock the main door of the Old Mine Info building after using the sauna. Ask for advice if needed.
The sauna key is on the downstairs notice board in the residence house. Please return the key to the same place after use.

🚲 Bicycles: There are two bicycles in the hallway that you can borrow.
The bicycle keys, lights, and chargers can be found in one of the kitchen cabinets. You do not need to lock the bikes when they are in the hallway. However, if you leave a bike outside a store, for example, you must lock it. If you ride a bike after sunset, you must use the bike light. If the light is not in use, you may receive a fine. After use, please return the bicycles, keys, and lights to the same place where you took them.

🔥 Barbecue Area: In front of the residence house, there is a barbecue pit and firewood. You are welcome to use it, but please note that other visitors and locals may also use it.

🎵 Portable Speakers / Data Projector / Yoga Mats:
In the downstairs living area, there are portable speakers, a projector, and yoga mats (two). If you borrow them, please return them immediately after use.

🛏️ Towels and Bed Linen:
Bed linen and towels are available in the hallway closet on the ground floor.
If you use the house’s bed linen and towels, please wash them before you leave. You can leave them to dry in the downstairs drying room.

Cleaning

• The public areas and bathrooms in the house are cleaned every Monday.

• The guests need to clean their own bedroom and the kitchen.

• As a courtesy to the next occupant, please take out the trash at least when leaving the premises.

Waste

♻️ Please sort out your waste (organic waste, paper, plastic, cardboard, metal, glass, batteries) in the containers below the kitchen sink. By the kitchen sink you find a chart showing where to take different types of waste:

• Take mixed waste to the big green containers behind the house.
• Organic waste can be taken to a container by the red-brick house below the Residence house. It is also possible to put organic waste in the mixed waste container.
• Most bottles and cans can be taken back to the local K-market and S-market. When returning them, you get a receipt which you can give to check-out person in the shop.
• Old batteries can be left in a box in the K-market or S-market
• Metal, plastic, and glass waste need to be taken to a “waste center” (large green containers) about 500 meters from the residence house, next to the bus station, on the left side of the road. See the chart on the kitchen wall for more details.

Vanhan Kaivoksen alue ja työskentelytilat

You can also visit and/or use buildings or tunnels in the Old Mine area. For that, you need a mining pass. You can get your pass from the Old Mine Info when it is open.

Opening times of the Old Mine area:
1. January 1 to May 31:  from 10am to 3pm (tunnel and museum)
2. June 1 to August 31: from 10am to 5pm (the whole mine area)
3. September 1 to December 31:  from 10am to 3pm (tunnel and museum)

Please note that in the winter, snow is cleared only in the museum area, and you may need sturdy and warm boots to wade in the snow elsewhere.

More information about Old Mine area.

🎭 The Kiisu theatre

You can use the Kiisu Theatre during your residence period when it is available. Please check the available times from the Kalenteri – Oudonkummun Sirkus and the Kiisu Theatre notice board. During the day between 8 and 16, it is usually free. If you need audio equipment for the Kiisu Theatre, you can take with you the portable speaker from the residence house. The keys can be obtained from the Old Mine Info near the residence. The alarm system of the theatre is located next to the entrance. Turn off the alarm as soon as you enter and switch the alarm back on when you exit. You’ll get the alarm code with the keys. Keep the premises clean and do not leave any of your belongings on the stage, as other people also use the space. To avoid a mouse infestation, please don’t leave any food lying on the tables in the theatre. If you leave it there overnight, put it in the refrigerator. When your residence period is over, make sure you do not leave any food in Kiisu!

🎼 Marita Cultural Center

Is located in the center of Outokumpu. Marita’s stage is 45 m². The room has extensive PA and lighting equipment. There are 143 seats. Marita has a small kitchen. Link (only finnish).

🏛️ Karbidi
Is 205 m². In the middle of the space there is an open fireplace. Because Karbidi is 10 metres underground, internet access is not possible and telephone networks don’t work.

🏛️ Kiisu Hall
Is located in the old pyrite drying house. Kiisuhalli is 17 metres high and nearly 1000 m² in size, and the acoustics of the space are evidenced by a six-second echo. There is no heating in the space.

Other Old Mine premises

The Museum Tunnels, Crushing Room, Mine Tower, Filter Department, Jauhimo Grinding Room, Chapel and Hoisting Room are open to artists. There is no heating, so the premises are cold in the winter.

Places to visit in Outokumpu

🎭 Cultural House Marita (Kulttuuritalo Marita), Koulukatu 1, – Concerts, performances, cinema.
📚 City library (Outokummun kirjasto), Koulukatu 7, – Lukutiloja ja näyttelyitä.
🌲 Outokumpu nature and wilderness park (Erä- ja luontokeskus Särkiselkä), Ravilahdentie 35, –  7 km from the Residence house. There is a nice canoe route and walking path in the park.
🏖️ Beach (Uimaranta Särkiselkä), Rikkarannantie 37, – 5 km from the Residence house. It is a perfect trip to do by bike because there is a bike path for the whole way.
🧊 Sauna and swimming in an ice hole in the Kolmikanta Camping Centre, Rikkarannantie 51, – 5km from residence house. Open during the winter on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays from 7pm to 9pm. Entrance fee 1-3 € (cash only; no change).
🏊 The swimming hall with a sauna (Uimahalli), Outolamminkatu 1, – Open from Monday to Friday from 2.30pm to 7.30pm, and on Saturdays from 11am to 5pm.

🔗 More information about the Outokumpu:

Outokummun kaupunki -website
Visit Outokumpu -website
Vanha Kaivos -website

Health centre and pharmacy

• The health centre (“Terveysasema”) is located two hundred meters from the Residence house, on Pohjoisahonkatu 29, puh. 013 330 2252.

  For more details, see their website.

  The health centre is open from 8am to 4pm from Monday to Friday. From 4pm to 8am and during weekends, the nearest health centre is in the city of Joensuu.

  In case of an emergency, call 112.

• The pharmacy (“apteekki”), Koulukatu 2).

Restaurants

• A typical Finnish lunch restaurant (and a hotel)  Kumpu, Asemakatu 1
• Cafe Kumpu, Asemakatu 1
• Pizzeria La Milano, Kummunkatu 11, pizzas and kebabs
• Pizzeria Posti (Kummunkatu 24), pizzas and kebabs
• Metsähovi (Kummunkatu 14)

Shops and banks

Grocery stores:

• S-market, Kummunkatu 11
• K-market, Kummunkatu 9, Alavinkatu 27
• Alko (wine and liquor store), Kummunkatu 9

Outokumpu has two banks:

• Osuuspankki, Kummunkatu 5
• S-pankki, Kummunkatu 11