1. The Arctic museum Nanoq is situated in Fäboda, 7 km from the city
center of Pietarsaari, Finland .
2. Museum.
3. Pentti Kronqvist built eight cottages in Fäboda between years 1956 and 1983. The building project began in 1988 by the newly founded association Nanuk
r.f. With the help of donations and voluntary work, the museum opened its
doors in May 1991, after thousands of hours of work.
4. The museum presents Arctic art, life and
culture, stretching from Siberia to Greenland and including expeditions to the
North Pole and the South Pole. Nanoq is Finland’s first arctic museum.
5. Every year Nanoq gets 8,000 - 10,000
visitors from all over the world.
6. It was first Arctic museum, wherein I have visited.
7. It
was very interesting to find out about the
Arctic history, life and culture.
Saulius Brazauskas
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