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Oulujärvi () or Lake Oulu or Ule (), is a large lake in the Kainuu region of Finland. It is also historically known as Lake Cajania from a former name of Kainuu. With an area of it is the fifth largest lake in the country. The lake is drained by the Oulu River, which flows northwestward from the lake into the Gulf of Bothnia. Its nickname is the "Kainuu Sea", and it is bordered by the three municipalities of Vaala, Paltamo, and Kajaani. About 40 percent of the lake is in Vaala.

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Body of water.name
Oulujärvi
Body of water.image
Ärjä.jpg
Body of water.image_bathymetry
Oulujarvimap.png
Body of water.image_map
Map of Finland - Oulujarvi.png
Body of water.caption_map
Location of Oulujärvi in Finland
Body of water.location
Kainuu, Finland
Body of water.pushpin_map
Finland
Body of water.outflow
Oulu River
Body of water.basin_countries
Finland
Body of water.depth
ca.
Body of water.islands
Manamansalo, , , , Hautakaarre
Body of water.cities
Kajaani, Paltamo, Vaala

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Area
887.093
Elevation
123
Image
Paltaselkä.JPG
Perimeter
1021.169
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volume as quantity
6.7
Commons category
Oulujärvi
vertical depth
38
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Oulujärvi () or Lake Oulu or Ule (), is a large lake in the Kainuu region of Finland. It is also historically known as Lake Cajania from a former name of Kainuu. With an area of it is the fifth largest lake in the country. The lake is drained by the Oulu River, which flows northwestward from the lake into the Gulf of Bothnia. Its nickname is the "Kainuu Sea", and it is bordered by the three municipalities of Vaala, Paltamo, and Kajaani. About 40 percent of the lake is in Vaala.

==See also== Mulkkusaaret

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