Oulainen
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| Oulainen | |||
| — Town — | |||
| Oulaisten kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 64°16′N 024°49′E / 64.267°N 24.817°ECoordinates: 64°16′N 024°49′E / 64.267°N 24.817°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Oulu Province | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Ylivieska sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1865 | ||
| City rights | 1977 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Esa Sippola | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 597.56 km2 (230.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 587.54 km2 (226.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 10.02 km2 (3.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 8,040 | ||
| - Density | 13.68/km2 (35.4/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.1% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| - Others | 0.7% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 20.5% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 61.5% | ||
| - 65 or older | 18.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | ||
| Website | www.oulainen.fi | ||
Oulainen is a town and a municipality of Finland, founded in 1865. It received township rights in 1977.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 8,040 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 597.56 square kilometres (230.72 sq mi) of which 10.02 km2 (3.87 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.68 inhabitants per square kilometre (35.4 /sq mi).
Notable annual events include the National Veteran Machines Fair (Waltakunnalliset Weteraanikonepäivät)[6] 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.
In addition to the town center, the municipality includes the villages of Kilpua, Lehtopää, Matkaniva, Petäjäskoski, Piipsjärvi and Honkaranta.
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.[7]
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[edit] Famous people from Oulainen
Tapani Tirilä is the master of music and the conductor of the Youth Choir of Oulainen.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
- ^ Waltakunnalliset Weteraanikonepäivät
- ^ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet
[edit] External links
Media related to Oulainen at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Oulainen – Official website (Finnish)
- Oulainen Music Weeks
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