Oulainen

Oulainen
—  Town  —
Oulaisten kaupunki
Coat of arms
Location of Oulainen in Finland
Coordinates: 64°16′N 024°49′E / 64.267°N 24.817°E / 64.267; 24.817Coordinates: 64°16′N 024°49′E / 64.267°N 24.817°E / 64.267; 24.817
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Ylivieska sub-region
Charter	1865
City rights	1977
Government
- Town manager	Esa Sippola
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
- Total	597.54 km2 (230.7 sq mi)
- Land	587.53 km2 (226.8 sq mi)
- Water	10.01 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Area rank	197th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
- Total	7,910
- Rank	135th largest in Finland
- Density	13.46/km2 (34.9/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
- Finnish	99.1% (official)
- Swedish	0.2%
- Others	0.7%
Population by age[4]
- 0 to 14	20.5%
- 15 to 64	61.5%
- 65 or older	18.1%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5]	21%
Website	www.oulainen.fi

Oulainen is a town and a municipality of Finland, founded in 1865. It received township rights in 1977.

It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 7,910 (31 January 2011)^[2] and covers an area of 597.54 square kilometres (230.71 sq mi) of which 10.01 km² (3.86 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 13.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.9 /sq mi).

Notable annual events include the National Veteran Machines Fair (Waltakunnalliset Weteraanikonepäivät)^[6] and Oulainen Music Weeks (Oulaisten Musiikkiviikot). Oulainen Music Weeks were organized for the twentieth time in 2006. The Oulainen Youth Choir (Oulaisten Nuorisokuoro) has received international acclaim.

In addition to the town center, the municipality includes the villages of Kilpua, Lehtopää, Matkaniva, Petäjäskoski, Piipsjärvi and Honkaranta.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Oulais" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Oulainen" also in Swedish.^[7]

Famous people from Oulainen

Tapani Tirilä is the master of music and the conductor of the Youth Choir of Oulainen.

See also

• Oulainen railway station

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
3. ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009. 
4. ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009. 
5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
6. ^ Waltakunnalliset Weteraanikonepäivät
7. ^ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet

External links

Media related to Oulainen at Wikimedia Commons

• Town of Oulainen – Official website (Finnish)
• Oulainen Music Weeks