Tarkastamo is an event and restaurant venue on the Market Square (Torinranta) in Oulu, Finland. Organizers can hire it for corporate events, concerts, student balls and private parties, from about 30 guests up to 1,250 standing. It has three event spaces: the main hall (Sali), a club room (Klubi) and a balcony (Parvi), and its own kitchen caters for events.
Seminars and company events
The venue lists corporate events among its uses, alongside concerts and student balls, and says its adaptable spaces suit small and large gatherings alike. For an evening with presentations and a seated meal, the main hall takes 490 people in seated layout on the floor, plus 50 on the balcony. At banquet tables it takes 378 on the floor and 68 on the balcony. The page does not describe daytime meeting packages, so organizers planning a seminar should ask about daytime availability and equipment.
The main hall and the club room both have quality sound and lighting equipment, and professional technical staff work at the venue.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are not mentioned on the pages read. The venue does serve private events, so a private celebration can be discussed with its sales team, but a wedding is not part of the described offer.
Rooms and capacities
The main hall, Sali, takes up to 1,250 people for a standing concert. Seated, it takes 490 on the floor and 50 on the balcony. Banquet layout takes 378 on the floor and 68 on the balcony.
The club room, Klubi, takes 80 to 100 standing for a concert and 60 seated, for a concert or for a dinner. It is the choice for a smaller group that wants its own room.
The balcony, Parvi, takes 180 standing and 50 seated. Three backstage rooms of 16 square meters each, every one with its own shower and toilet, are available for performers, speakers or a small team. Floor plans exist for the stage area, table seating on the floor and balcony, and the ground floor. The floor areas of the three main spaces are not published.
Catering
The Tarkastamo kitchen handles catering for corporate and private events. A restaurant in the same building has its own entrance from the Market Square side, and a patio adjoins it. Catering quotes and table bookings are made through the restaurant's page. The restaurant's menu includes an Arctic Food Lab concept, and the venue also runs small Christmas party packages in the restaurant.
History and setting
The venue stands on the Market Square at Saaristonkatu 1 C, in Oulu's Torinranta waterfront area. A meat inspection hall once stood on exactly the same spot and checked the quality of goods sold in the nearby market hall. The name Tarkastamo, meaning inspection house, refers to it.
The venue was set up by two long-established Oulu entrepreneur families with decades of experience in restaurants and events. Its restaurant opened in July 2026.
Getting there
The address is Saaristonkatu 1 C, 90100 Oulu, on the Market Square. Station and airport distances are not given on the pages read.
