Country Finland Charter 1882 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Tuesday 6:31 AM Region Northern Ostrobothnia | Sub-region Oulu sub-region Merged 2013 Website www.oulunsalo.fi Population 9,746 (31 Dec 2012) Number of airports 1 | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind NW at 24 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
Oulunsalo 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 on 1 January 2013. The municipality had a population of 9,746 (31 December 2012) and covered an area of 211.22 square kilometres (81.55 sq mi) of which 127.86 km2 (49.37 sq mi) is water. The population density is 116.915/km2 (302.81/sq mi). The municipality was founded in 1882.
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Map of 90460 Oulunsalo, Finland
Oulu Airport was located in Oulunsalo.
Oulunsalo was one of the fastest growing areas in Finland among the other municipalities around Oulu.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish. The municipality had previously also been known as Uleåsalo in Swedish documents, but was later referred to as Oulunsalo also in Swedish.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Oulunsalo: