Hailuoto
Sign in to saveHailuoto (; ) is a Finnish island in the northern Baltic Sea and a municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Hailuoto is (), making it the smallest municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia and the former Oulu Province in terms of population. The municipality covers an area of (excluding sea areas) of which is inland water (). The population density is . Of all the Finnish sea islands, Hailuoto is the third largest after Fasta Åland and Kimitoön.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Hailuoto
- Settlement.other_name
- Karlö
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
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- Hailuoto Marjaniemi.jpg
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- Pilot station, lighthouse, and radar antenna in Marjaniemi
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- Hailuoto.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
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- Hailuoto sijainti Suomi.svg
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- Location of Hailuoto in Finland
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Ostrobothnia
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- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Oulu
- Settlement.leader_title
- Municipal manager
- Settlement.leader_name
- Ari Nurkkala
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +02:00
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Hailuoto (; ) is a Finnish island in the northern Baltic Sea and a municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Hailuoto is (), making it the smallest municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia and the former Oulu Province in terms of population. The municipality covers an area of (excluding sea areas) of which is inland water (). The population density is . Of all the Finnish sea islands, Hailuoto is the third largest after Fasta Åland and Kimitoön.
Hailuoto lies opposite the city of Oulu in the Gulf of Bothnia. The distance between Oulu and Hailuoto is , and the sea area between them is called Luodonselkä (literally "open water of the islet").