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
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: ...
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
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: ...
.
The municipality was unilingually
Finnish.
[
] The municipality had also been known as ' in
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
. The Swedish name is now considered outdated, according to the
Institute for the Languages of Finland.
Politics
Results of the
2011 Finnish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 17 April 2011 after the termination of the previous parliamentary term. Advance voting, which included voting by Finnish expatriates, was held between 6 and 12 April with a turnout of 31.2%.
The ...
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%
*
Christian Democrats 2.3%
*
Pirate Party
Pirate Party is a label adopted by Political party, political parties around the world. Pirate parties support Civil and political rights, civil rights, direct democracy (including e-democracy) or alternatively Participatory democracy, partici ...
0.3%
*
Swedish People's Party 0.3%
Friendship cities
*
Tanno The term Tanno may refer to:
Places
*Tanno, Hokkaidō, town in Tokoro District, Japan
* Tanno Station, railway station in above town
People
Tanno is also a Japanese surname which may refer to:
* Akira Tanno (1925–2015), Japanese photographer
*A ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
(since 1992)
*
Matera
Matera (, ; Materano: ) is a city in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy.
As the capital of the province of Matera, its original settlement lies in two canyons carved by the Gravina River. This area, the Sassi di Matera, is a comple ...
,
Italy, (since 2009)
Notable people
*
Saara Aalto
*
Mikael Granlund
*
Markus Granlund
*
Janne Kuokkanen
Janne Kuokkanen (born 25 May 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL). Kuokkanen was drafted 43rd overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Befo ...
See also
*
Finnish regional road 816
*
Hailuoto Island
*
Kempele
References
External links
*
Municipality of Oulunsalo– Official website
Populated coastal places in Finland
Municipalities of North Ostrobothnia
Populated places established in 1882
Former municipalities of Finland
*Oulunsalo
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