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Oulainen
Oulainen | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Oulaisten kaupunki Oulainens stad | |
 The town center of Oulainen in 2017. | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Syntyy ja tapahtuu. | |
 Location of Oulainen in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°16′N 024°49′E / 64.267°N 24.817°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 (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,916 |
| • Rank | 133rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.77/km2 (30.5/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 |
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 6,916 (31 December 2024)[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 11.77 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.5/sq mi). Oulainen is founded in 1865, and it received township rights in 1977.
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.[5]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 23 January 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
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