Kiiminki is a district of
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: ...
,
Finland. Together with Alakylä, Hannus and Huttukylä districts, it forms the Kiiminki area. The center of the district is located where the
National road 20 crosses the
Kiiminkijoki river.
The district was established in 2013 when the
Kiiminki
Kiiminki ( sv, Kiminge) was a municipality of Finland. Along with Haukipudas, Oulunsalo and Yli-Ii municipalities it was merged with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013. Kiiminki municipality was part of the Oulu province in the Northern Ostrobo ...
municipality together with
Haukipudas,
Oulunsalo and
Yli-Ii municipalities were merged with the city of Oulu.
The wooden
Kiiminki Church
The Kiiminki Church is an Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, evangelical Lutheran church in the Kiiminki (district), Kiiminki district of the Finland, Finnish city of Oulu. It was part of the town of Kiiminki until 2013 when that town was mer ...
, built in 1760, is located near the center of the district. It is one of the best preserved 18th century wooden churches in Finland.
The
Koitelinkoski
Koitelinkoski (i.e. ''Koiteli rapids'') is an outdoor recreation area located along the Kiiminkijoki river in the Kiiminki district in Oulu, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a No ...
recreation area in located in the southern part of the district.
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