Oulujoki (municipality)
Oulujoki (formerly ''Oulun maalaiskunta'' or ''Oulu Rural Municipality'') is a former municipality of Finland. The municipality had a population of (1963) and covered a land area of . Its neighbouring municipalities were Kempele, Kiiminki, Muhos, Oulu, Tyrnävä, Utajärvi and Ylikiiminki. The municipality was named after the river Oulujoki. The municipality of Oulujoki was dissolved in 1965, and its area was annexed to Haukipudas, Kempele, Kiiminki, Oulu, Oulunsalo, Tyrnävä, Utajärvi and Ylikiiminki. Upon the later municipal mergers of 2009 and 2013 the major part of the area of the municipality of Oulujoki is now part of Oulu. History The municipality was established in 1865 due to the administrative reform which separated parishes and municipalities. Its initial name was ''Oulun maalaiskunta'', but it was renamed ''Oulujoki'' after the Oulu River in 1910. The municipality consisted of two disconnected parts separated by the municipality of Muhos. The municipal adminis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oulujoki Church
The Oulujoki Church is an evangelical Lutheran church in Kirkkokangas neighbourhood in Oulu, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B .... The wooden church, named the Church of the Holy Spirit, was built for the former Oulu rural municipality in 1907–1908. It was designed in the Art Nouveau style by architect . The Art Nouveau interior of the Oulujoki church was modernized in the 1950s, but the new look did not please people and it was restored in the mid–1980s. References External links * * Lutheran churches in Oulu Wooden churches in Finland Churches completed in 1908 Art Nouveau church buildings in Finland 1908 establishments in Finland 20th-century churches in Finland 20th-century Lutheran churches {{Finland-church-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ylikiiminki
Ylikiiminki ( sv, Överkiminge) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2009. It was located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,512 (31 December 2008) and covered a land area of . The population density was . The municipality was unilingually Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also .... Neighbouring municipalities were Haukipudas, Kiiminki, Muhos, Oulu, Pudasjärvi, Utajärvi and Yli-Ii. Oulujoki municipality, closed in 1965, was also a neighbouring municipality. References External links Municipality of Ylikiiminki– official site Former municipalities of Finland *Ylikiiminki Populated places established in 1867 Populate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Municipalities Of North Ostrobothnia
The 30 municipalities of the region of North Ostrobothnia ( fi, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa; sv, Norra Österbotten) in Finland are divided on seven sub-regions. __NOTOC__ Koillismaa sub-region *Kuusamo *Taivalkoski Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region *Haapajärvi *Kärsämäki *Nivala *Pyhäjärvi *Reisjärvi Oulu sub-region *Hailuoto (''Karlö'') *Kempele *Liminka (''Limingo'') *Lumijoki *Muhos *Oulu (''Uleåborg'') *Tyrnävä Oulunkaari sub-region * Ii (''Ijo'') *Pudasjärvi *Utajärvi *Vaala Raahe sub-region *Pyhäjoki *Raahe (''Brahestad'') *Siikajoki Siikalatva sub-region *Haapavesi *Pyhäntä *Siikalatva Ylivieska sub-region *Alavieska *Kalajoki *Merijärvi *Oulainen *Sievi *Ylivieska See also *Oulu Province The Province of Oulu ( fi, Oulun lääni, sv, Uleåborgs län) was a province of Finland from 1775 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland and also the Gulf of Bothnia and Russia. History ''For Histo ... * Re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oulu River
Oulujoki is a river in Oulu province, Finland. Its name in Finnish means literally "Oulu River" ( sv, Ule älv), originally in old Northern Ostrobothnian dialect literally "Flood River". Its origin is Oulujärvi and its watershed area covers a significant part of Kainuu region. It flows into the Bothnian Bay at Oulu Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after: .... Port of Oulu is located at the mouth of the river. External links * Rivers of Finland Rivers of Muhos Rivers of Oulu {{Finland-river-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Myllyoja
Myllyoja is a district in Oulu, Finland. It has currently about 2,600 inhabitants, and there are around 9,800 inhabitants in the greater ''Myllyoja area'' that consists of Myllyoja and its neighbouring districts. Myllyoja has been named after the ditch that separates it from ''Kirkkokangas'' district. Myllyoja literally means "millditch". Services in Myllyoja are centered in ''Karvarinaukio'', a small plaza, that has a restaurant, a library, grocery stores, an elementary school, and a creche. Although Myllyoja in general is a peaceful area, the plaza is sometimes considered to be a somewhat restless area during the night, as it's a popular spot for teenagers. The apartments next to the plaza also house very low income residents. Most of the homes in Myllyoja are wooden detached houses, but there are also much reconditioned blocks of flats that were built after the Second World War, and terraced houses. Climate Myllyoja has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters and sho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Koskela, Oulu
Koskela is a district of Oulu, Finland. It is bounded by the National road 4 in the east and north, the Toppila and Taskila districts in the west and the Alppila district in the south. Koskela is mainly residential area with schools and other public services located at the Tullimiehentie street. The elementary school in Koskela has been a teacher training school of the University of Oulu The University of Oulu ( fi, Oulun yliopisto) is one of the largest universities in Finland, located in the city of Oulu. It was founded on July 8, 1958. The university has around 13,000 students and 2,900 staff. 21 International Master's P ... since August 2013. Holy Family of Nazareth Church, a Roman Catholic church, is located in Koskela. References External links {{coord missing, Finland Districts of Oulu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Toppila
Toppila is a district of Oulu, Finland. It is bounded by the Toppilansalmi strait in the south and west, railway in the east and the Taskila district in the north. The Möljä Bridge over the Toppilansalmi strait connects Toppila with the Toppilansaari Toppilansaari is a neighbourhood in the Tuira area in the city of Oulu, Finland. It is located on the south side of the Toppilansalmi strait. Toppilansaari was separated from the Hietasaari, Oulu, Hietasaari district while it was rezoned to residen ... district. Historically Toppila has been an industrial district with the residential areas built mainly along the railway. The Meri-Toppila residential neighbourhood in the northern part of Toppila was built on the site of the former Toppila pulp mill. The pulp mill was established by English company, Peter Dixon & Son Ltd. The pulp mill was operative in the year 1931-1985. The former Toppila harbour areas are being converted into residential areas in the southern part of district. T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tuira, Oulu
Tuira is a district of the city of Oulu, Finland. It is located north of city centre across the Oulujoki River. After the first bridges over Oulujoki connecting Tuira with Oulu were built in 1869, population growth of Tuira accelerated and Tuira was annexed by city of Oulu from the neighbouring rural municipality in 1886. Until the 1970s Tuira was a neighbourhood of wooden townhouses, but the new zoning plan of 1969 changed it to a suburb of residential tower blocks. Merikoskenkatu, a street dividing the line of East and West Tuira, is a major public bus route. The railway station in Tuira was opened in 1903, but the passenger traffic was ended in 1990 and freight traffic in 2002. The station building was dismantled in 1998. Points of interest * Tuira Church The Tuira Church ( fi, Tuiran kirkko) is an evangelical Lutheran church in Tuira, Oulu Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrob ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oulunsalo
Oulunsalo ( sv, Oulunsalo, also formerly ) is former municipality in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. Along with Haukipudas, Kiiminki and Yli-Ii it lost its municipal status and was merged with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013. The municipality had a population of (31 December 2012) and covered an area of , of which is water. The population density is . The municipality was founded in 1882. Oulu Airport is located in Oulunsalo. Oulunsalo was one of the fastest-growing areas in Finland, among the other municipalities around Oulu. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. The municipality had also been known as ' in Swedish. The Swedish name is now considered outdated, according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland. Politics Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Oulunsalo: * Centre Party 33.1% *True Finns 21.4% *National Coalition Party 15.9% * Left Alliance 10.9% *Social Democratic Party 8.9% *Green League 6.4% *Christi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Haukipudas
Haukipudas is a town and former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. Its shore runs along the Gulf of Bothnia, with the river Kiiminkijoki running through the province. Along with Kiiminki, Oulunsalo and Yli-Ii municipalities it was merged with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013. The municipality had a population of (31 December 2012) and covered an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality was unilingually Finnish. There were 16 villages in Haukipudas: Kirkonkylä, Santaholma, Ukonkaivos, Martinniemi, Asemakylä, Onkamo, Halosenniemi, Holstinmäki, Häyrysenniemi, Jokikylä, Kalimeenkylä, Kello, Kiviniemi, Parkumäki, Takkuranta and Virpiniemi. The educational department took part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland. Local sights * The Haukipudas Church, built in 1762. * Kiviniemi, a fishing village * Virpiniemi * Kurtinhaudan beach-forest * H ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |