Oulainen
Encyclopedia
Oulainen is a town and a municipality of Finland
, founded in 1865. It received township rights in 1977.
It is located in the province
of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia
region
. The municipality has a population of
and covers an area of km2 of
which km2
is water. The population density
is
PD/km2.
Notable annual events include the National Veteran Machines Fair and Oulainen Music Weeks . Oulainen Music Weeks were organized for the twentieth time in 2006. The Oulainen Youth Choir has received international acclaim.
In addition to the town center, the municipality includes the villages of Kilpua, Lehtopää, Matkaniva, Petäjäskoski, Piipsjärvi and Honkaranta.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish
. The municipality has previously also been known as "" in Swedish
documents, but is today referred to as "Oulainen" also in Swedish.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, founded in 1865. It received township rights in 1977.
It is located in the province
Provinces of Finland
The state of Finland consisted of six provinces between the years 1997 and 2009. The provincial authority was part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected. The system was created in 1634, and its makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces...
of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia
Northern Ostrobothnia
Northern Ostrobothnia is a region of Finland. It borders to the regions Lapland, Kainuu, Northern Savonia, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia.- Municipalities :Main article: Municipalities of Northern Ostrobothnia...
region
Regions of Finland
Finland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,...
. The municipality has a population of
and covers an area of km2 of
which km2
is water. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is
PD/km2.
Notable annual events include the National Veteran Machines Fair and Oulainen Music Weeks . Oulainen Music Weeks were organized for the twentieth time in 2006. The Oulainen Youth Choir has received international acclaim.
In addition to the town center, the municipality includes the villages of Kilpua, Lehtopää, Matkaniva, Petäjäskoski, Piipsjärvi and Honkaranta.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
. The municipality has previously also been known as "" in Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
documents, but is today referred to as "Oulainen" also in Swedish.
Famous people from Oulainen
Tapani Tirilä is the master of music and the conductor of the Youth Choir of Oulainen.External links
- Town of Oulainen – Official website
- Oulainen Music Weeks