Kontinkangas is a district of
Oulu, Finland. It is located to the east of the
National road 4 and to the north of the
National road 22 about two kilometers from the city centre. Its neighbouring districts are Kaukovainio,
Raksila, Peltola and Oulunsuu.
Kontinkangas is primarily an employment area. There were only 660 people living in the area in 2014
while about 9000 employees worked in the district (2011).
Most of the major employers are in the healthcare and education industries:
Oulu University Hospital, Oulu City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine 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 ...
,
Oulu University of Applied Sciences
Oulu University of Applied Sciences (OAMK) (in Finnish: ''Oulun ammattikorkeakoulu'' (Oamk)) is a university of applied sciences in Oulu, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic ...
, Oulu Vocational College and Technopolis Science Park.
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Districts of Oulu