Hailuoto

Also known as Karlö, Karelö, Carlö, Carlöö, Hailuoto (municipality), Hailuoto Municipality

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.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Hailuoto
Settlement.other_name: Karlö
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Hailuoto Marjaniemi.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Pilot station, lighthouse, and radar antenna in Marjaniemi
Settlement.image_shield: Hailuoto.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Hailuoto sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Hailuoto in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Ostrobothnia

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History
Geography and nature
Islands
Villages
Climate
Services
Religion
Culture
Festival
Food
Transportation
Notable people
See also
References
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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").