Öllölä is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

Joensuu Joensuu (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Karelia. It is located in the eastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Joensuu is approximately , while the sub-region has a population ...

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. The village is located in the former municipality of

Tuupovaara Tuupovaara (''Kovero'' until 1913) is a list of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland, located in the provinces of Finland, province of North Karelia. It was consolidated, together with Kiihtelysvaara, into the municipa ...

, which has been consolidated into Joensuu. Öllölä was selected Finland's village of the year in 1994. In Öllölä there is a shop and a school, which offers lodging and eating. The earliest records of the village date back to 1637.

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Villages in North Karelia Joensuu {{EasternFinland-geo-stub