Oulunsalo

Oulunsalo (Swedish: Oulunsalo, also formerly Uleåsalo) 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)[2] and covered an area of 211.22 square kilometres (81.55 sq mi), of which 127.86 km² (49.37 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 116.915/km² (302.81/sq mi). The municipality was founded in 1882.

Oulunsalo
Former municipality
Oulunsalon kunta Oulunsalo kommun
The town hall of Oulunsalo
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 64°56′N 025°25′E
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Oulu sub-region
Charter	1882
Merged	2013
Government
• Municipal manager	Sirkka Ylitervo
Area [1]
• Total	211.22 km^2 (81.55 sq mi)
• Land	83.36 km^2 (32.19 sq mi)
• Water	127.86 km^2 (49.37 sq mi)
Population  (2012-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,746
• Density	46/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.oulunsalo.fi

Oulu Airport is located in Oulunsalo.

Oulunsalo was one of the fastest growing areas in Finland, among the other municipalities around Oulu.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.[3] The municipality had also been known as Uleåsalo in Swedish. The Swedish name is now considered outdated, according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.[4]

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Oulunsalo:

• Centre Party 33.1%
• True Finns 21.4%
• National Coalition Party 15.9%
• Left Alliance 10.9%
• Social Democratic Party 8.9%
• Green League 6.4%
• Christian Democrats 2.3%
• Pirate Party 0.3%
• Swedish People's Party 0.3%

Friendship cities

• Tanno, Japan (since 1992)
• Matera, Italy, (since 2009)

Notable people

• Saara Aalto

References

1. "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
2. "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.12.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
4. "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2009.

External links

• Media related to Oulunsalo at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Oulunsalo – Official website (in Finnish)