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Oulu

Oulu (/ˈoʊluː/ OH-loo, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Finnish: ⓘ; Swedish: Uleåborg ⓘ) is a major port city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the…

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Charter
April 8, 1605; 421 years ago (1605-04-08)
Country
Finland
Demonym
oululainen (Finnish)
Region
North Ostrobothnia
Sub-region
Oulu sub-region
Time zone
UTC+02:00 (EET)

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Overview

Etymology

History

Geography

City centre

Demographics

Culture

Sights

Transport

Solar power

Sports

Education

Notable people

International relations

Gallery

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Oulu

Nodes355
Edges354
Triples332
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005634
Components1

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Oulu

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related to Sights · 22
Oulu → Alvar AaltoThe Market Square, Art, Castle, City Library, City Theatre, Franzen, Islands, Koitelinkoski, Linnanmaa, Linnansaari, MuseumThe University, Nallikari, Northern Ostrobothnia, Oulu Botanical Gardens, OuluOulu Museum, ParkOld, Pateniemi Sawmill MuseumThe Vehicle, Rapids Center, Sand, The Arctic GalleryTurkansaari
related to Twin towns and sister cities · 19
Oulu → Alta Municipality, Arkhangelsk, Astana, Boden, Bursa, China, Germany, Halle, Hangzhou, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Leverkusen, Norway, Odesa, Russia, Siófok, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine
related to Geography · 18
Oulu → Along, Bothnian Bay, Brahestad, Finland, Finnish, From, Hailuoto, Helsinki, It, Kalajoki, Kempeleenlahti, Mainland Finland's, Oulu's, Oulunsalo, Perämeri, Raahe, Swedish, The
related to Climate · 17
Oulu → Average, December, Dfb, Dfc, Due, During, February, Finnish, It, July, Köppen, On, Oulu's, The, This, Trewartha Dclo, Trewartha Eolo
related to Sports · 17
Oulu → AC Oulu, Finnish, Ice, IIHF European Champions Cup, In, It, JS Hercules, Kärpät, Mestaruussarja, OLS, OPS, Other, OTP, SM-liiga, So, The, Veikkausliiga
related to Languages · 16
Oulu → Arabic, As, As English, Bengali, Chinese, English, Finland, Finnish, Finnish-speaking, Foreign, In, Other, Persian, Russian, Swedish, Tampere
related to Etymology · 15
Oulu → At, Finnish, In, Northern Savo, One, Oulujoki, Oulujärvi, Saami, Sami, Southern Sami, The, There, To, Two, Uralic
related to history · 15
Oulu → Bothnia, Diocese, Following, Gulf, In, Kemi River, Kingdom, Novgorod Republic, Novgorodians, Nöteborg, Oulujoki, Sweden, Swedish, Treaty, Turku
related to Other points of interest · 15
Oulu → Championship, FestivalThe Irish Festival, Hall, March, May, Music Video FestivalAir Guitar, Oulu Music Centre, Oulu Symphony OrchestraOulu Hall, OuluLaitakari, Qstock, Run, Terwa Marathon, The Terva-skiing, The Winter Swimming World, World ChampionshipsJalometalli Metal Music
related to Immigration · 14
Oulu → As, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Most, Nevertheless, Oulu's, Soviet Union, Sweden, The, There, This, Vietnam

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city finland population finnish also centre one northern area swedish cities capital major school located world include largest country oulunsalo

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OuluCharterApril 8, 1605; 421 years ago (1605-04-08)1.00infobox
OuluCountryFinland1.00infobox
OuluDemonymoululainen (Finnish)1.00infobox
OuluRegionNorth Ostrobothnia1.00infobox
OuluSub-regionOulu sub-region1.00infobox
OuluTime zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)1.00infobox
OuluWebsitewww.ouka.fi1.00infobox
Oulu• 0 to 1417.4%1.00infobox
Oulu• 15 to 6466%1.00infobox
Oulu• 65 or older16.6%1.00infobox
Oulu• City3,817.52 km2 (1,473.95 sq mi)1.00infobox
Oulu• City217,4691.00infobox
Oulu• City managerAri Alatossava1.00infobox
Oulu• Density73.16/km2 (189.5/sq mi)1.00infobox
Oulu• Finnish92.8% (official)1.00infobox
Oulu• Land2,972.44 km2 (1,147.67 sq mi)1.00infobox
Oulu• Metro265 4541.00infobox
Oulu• Others6.9%1.00infobox
Oulu• Rank17th largest in Finland1.00infobox
Oulu• Rank5th largest in Finland1.00infobox
Oulu• Sami0.1%1.00infobox
Oulu• Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)1.00infobox
Oulu• Swedish0.2%1.00infobox
Oulu• Urban187.1 km2 (72.2 sq mi)1.00infobox
Oulu• Urban208 9391.00infobox
Oulu• Urban density915.8/km2 (2,372/sq mi)1.00infobox
Oulu• Water103.2 km2 (39.8 sq mi)1.00infobox
Ouluis athird northernmost city in the world with a population of over 1000.90text
Ouluis asecond largest monolingual Finnish-speaking municipality in Finland after Tampere0.90text

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