Oulainen

Also known as Oulais

Oulainen (, also ) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region, south of the city of Oulu. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Oulainen is founded in 1865, and it received township rights in 1977.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Oulainen
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.motto: Syntyy ja tapahtuu.
Settlement.image_skyline: Oulainenen_June_2017.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The town center of Oulainen in 2017.
Settlement.image_shield: Oulainen.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Oulainen sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Oulainen in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Ostrobothnia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ylivieska
Settlement.leader_title: Town manager
Settlement.leader_name: Riikka Moilanen
Settlement.established_title: Charter
Settlement.established_date: 1865

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Oulaisten kaupunki
Demonym: Oulaislainen
Population: 6978
Area: 9.75
Official website: www.oulainen.fi
Image: Oulainen 20100331.JPG

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Commons category: Oulainen
inception: 1865-01-01
citizens' initiative URL: www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=563
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Contents

Geography
Railway station
History
Events
Notable people
See also
References
External links

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.