Oulu Cemetery

Oulu Cemetery
	War graves with the old chapel in the background.
Details
Established	1781[1]
Location	Intiö, Oulu
Country	Finland
Coordinates	65°0′46″N 025°29′29″E
Type	Public
Owned by	Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Parishes in Oulu
Size	26.5 hectares (65 acres)[2]
Website	Oulun hautausmaa
Find a Grave	Oulu Cemetery

The Oulu Cemetery (Finnish: Oulun hautausmaa) is a cemetery located in the Intiö district close to the city centre of Oulu, Finland.

The cemetery was inaugurated in 1781 by vicar Carl Henrik Ståhle.[1][3] After the vicar the cemetery was first known as Ståhleborg, the oldest section is still called with the old name.[4] There are two funeral chapels in the cemetery: the old chapel designed by architect Otto F. Holm was completed in 1923 and is located in the older section.[5] The new chapel designed by architect Seppo Valjus was built in 1972–1973. The crematory is located in the new chapel building.[6]

The cemetery includes a military cemetery section for soldiers fallen in the Second World War. The war graves area with a war memorial was inaugurated in September 1952. The war memorial, The Battle Has Ended (Finnish: Taistelu on päättynyt), was created by sculptor Oskari Jauhiainen.[7]

Notable interments

Otto Karhi (April 17, 1876, Oulu – June 7, 1966, Oulu)
Robert Wilhelm Lagerborg (October 28, 1796, Tammela – March 28, 1849, Oulu)
Yrjö Mäkelin (June 1, 1875 Tampere – September 18, 1923)
Teuvo Pakkala (April 9, 1862, Oulu – May 17, 1925, Kuopio)
Samuli Paulaharju (April 14, 1875, Kurikka – February 6, 1944, Oulu)
Ensio Siilasvuo (January 1, 1922, Helsinki – January 10, 2003, Espoo)
Hjalmar Siilasvuo (March 18, 1892, Helsinki – January 11, 1947, Oulu)
Maria Silfvan (March 25, 1802, Turku – September 10, 1865, Oulu)
Mikael Toppelius (August 10, 1734, Oulu – December 27, 1821, Oulu)

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References

"Oulun hautausmaa". Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Parishes in Oulu. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
Schali, Kirsti (1996). Oulun hautausmaat [Cemeteries of Oulu] (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Oulun ev.-lut. seurakuntayhtymä. p. 26. ISBN 952-90-7881-1.
Schali 1996, p. 24.
Schali 1996, p. 24,40.
Schali 1996, p. 58.
Schali 1996, p. 64-65.
Schali 1996, p. 73-74.

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[Parish-1] "Oulun hautausmaa". Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Parishes in Oulu. Retrieved 2014-08-12.

[Schali1996-2] Schali, Kirsti (1996). Oulun hautausmaat [Cemeteries of Oulu] (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Oulun ev.-lut. seurakuntayhtymä. p. 26. ISBN 952-90-7881-1.

[FOOTNOTESchali199624-3] Schali 1996, p. 24.

[FOOTNOTESchali199624,40-4] Schali 1996, p. 24,40.

[FOOTNOTESchali199658-5] Schali 1996, p. 58.

[FOOTNOTESchali199664-65-6] Schali 1996, p. 64-65.

[FOOTNOTESchali199673-74-7] Schali 1996, p. 73-74.