Oulunsalo

Oulunsalo
—  Municipality  —
Oulunsalon kunta
The town hall of Oulunsalo
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 64°56′N 025°25′E / 64.933°N 25.417°E / 64.933; 25.417Coordinates: 64°56′N 025°25′E / 64.933°N 25.417°E / 64.933; 25.417
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Oulu sub-region
Charter	1882
Government
- Municipal manager	Sirkka Ylitervo
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
- Total	211.22 km2 (81.6 sq mi)
- Land	83.36 km2 (32.2 sq mi)
- Water	127.86 km2 (49.4 sq mi)
Area rank	297th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
- Total	9,615
- Rank	106th largest in Finland
- Density	115.34/km2 (298.7/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
- Finnish	99.3% (official)
- Swedish	0.1%
- Others	0.7%
Population by age[4]
- 0 to 14	28.9%
- 15 to 64	63.3%
- 65 or older	7.8%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5]	20.5%
Website	www.oulunsalo.fi

Oulunsalo Church

Oulunsalo is a municipality in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. The municipality is located in Northern Finland just south-west of the city of Oulu. The municipality has a population of 9,615 (31 January 2011)^[2] and covers 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 115.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (298.7 /sq mi). The municipality was founded in 1882.

Oulu Airport is located in Oulunsalo.

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

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as Uleåsalo in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as Oulunsalo also in Swedish.^[6]

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 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)

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. ^ "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 14 January 2009. http://www.kotus.fi/index.phtml?s=461. Retrieved 16 May 2009. 

External links

Media related to Oulunsalo at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Oulunsalo – Official website (Finnish)