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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 7,102 (31 December 2021)[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 12.09 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.3/sq mi). Oulainen is founded in 1865, and it received township rights in 1977.

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
Country Finland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionYlivieska
Charter1865
City rights1977
Government
 • Town managerRiikka Moilanen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total597.53 km2 (230.71 sq mi)
 • Land587.53 km2 (226.85 sq mi)
 • Water10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
 • Rank143rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total7,102
 • Rank132nd largest in Finland
 • Density12.09/km2 (31.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others0.7%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1417.5%
 • 15 to 6454.9%
 • 65 or older27.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]22%
Websitewww.oulainen.fi

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.[6]


Geography


Neighbouring municipalities are Alavieska, Haapavesi, Merijärvi, Pyhäjoki, Raahe and Ylivieska. In addition to the town center, the municipality includes the villages of Kilpua, Lehtopää, Matkaniva, Petäjäskoski, Piipsjärvi and Honkaranta.


History


Oulainen was first mentioned in 1572 as Oulahais and as a part of the Pyhäjoki parish. A farm named Oulahainen was established earlier. The name comes from a dialectal word oulu meaning "flooding waters" (see also Oulu) and seems to suggest a Tavastian origin. Alpo Räisänen suggests that the name could be of Savonian or Karelian origin.

Oulainen became a chapel community in 1682, a parish in 1870, a kauppala in 1967 and a town in 1977.[7]


Events


Notable annual events include the National Veteran Machines Fair (Waltakunnalliset Weteraanikonepäivät)[8] and Oulainen Music Weeks (Oulaisten Musiikkiviikot). Oulainen Music Weeks were organized for the twentieth time in 2006. The Oulainen Youth Choir (Oulaisten Nuorisokuoro) has received international acclaim.


Notable people



See also



References


  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 309+310. Retrieved August 24, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Waltakunnalliset Weteraanikonepäivät


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На других языках

[de] Oulainen

Oulainen [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈɔu̯lɑi̯nɛn] (schwedisch historisch Oulais) ist eine Stadt in Nordwestfinnland. Sie liegt rund 100 km südlich der Stadt Oulu am Ufer des Flusses Pyhäjoki in der Landschaft Österbotten.
- [en] Oulainen

[ru] Оулайнен

О́улайнен (фин. Oulainen швед. Oulais) — город в провинции Северная Остроботния в Финляндии.


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