Oulainen
Town in North Ostrobothnia, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oulainen (Swedish: Oulainen, also Oulais) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region, 101 kilometres (63 mi) south of the city of Oulu. The municipality has a population of 6,978 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 597.53 square kilometres (230.71 sq mi) of which 10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.87 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.7/sq mi). Oulainen is founded in 1865, and it received township rights in 1977.
Oulainen | |
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Town | |
Oulaisten kaupunki Oulainens stad | |
Motto: Syntyy ja tapahtuu. | |
Coordinates: 64°16′N 024°49′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | North Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Ylivieska |
Charter | 1865 |
City rights | 1977 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Riikka Moilanen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 597.53 km2 (230.71 sq mi) |
• Land | 587.84 km2 (226.97 sq mi) |
• Water | 10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi) |
• Rank | 143rd largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,978 |
• Rank | 133rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 11.87/km2 (30.7/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 97.6% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 2.3% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 17.5% |
• 15 to 64 | 54.9% |
• 65 or older | 27.6% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Oulais" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Oulainen" also in Swedish.[4]