Oulu Province

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The Province of Oulu is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia and Russia.

Oulun lääni
Uleåborgs län

Province
Residence city Oulu
Governor Eino Siuruainen
Historical provinces Ostrobothnia
Regions Northern Ostrobothnia
Kainuu
Area
- Total 57,000 Square kilometre>km²
Population
- Total (2004)
- Population density>Density Ranked 4th
461,000
8.1/km²

Map highlighting the location of the Province of Oulu
Province Residence city Turku Governor Rauno Saari Historical provinces Finland Proper
Satakunda
Ostrobothnia Regions Finland Proper
Central Finland
Central Ostrobothnia
Pirkanmaa
Satakunta
Ostrobothnia
Southern Ostrobothnia Area
- Total 74,185 Square kilometre>km² Population
- Total (2002)
- Population density>Density Ranked 2nd
1,839,581
24,8/km²
Map highlighting the location of the Province of Western Finland -->

Contents

1 Historical Province
2 Administration
3 Regions
4 Heraldry
5 Other info
6 External links

Historical Province

For History, Geography and Culture see: Ostrobothnia

The province of Oulu was first introduced in 1775. After the Treaty of Fredrikshamn parts of Lapland were annexed to the province, and in 1922 Petsamo was annexed to the province. Finally, in 1936 Lapland was separated into its own province.

Administration

Main article: Oulu State Provincial Office

The State Provincial Office is a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promotes national and regional objectives of the State central administration.

Regions

Main article: Regions of Oulu

The province of Oulu is divided into 2 regions:

Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa/ Norra Österbotten)
Kainuu (Kainuu/ Kajanaland).

The regions in Oulu Province are divided on 51 municipalities, including the city of Oulu.

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Oulu

Other info

Oulu's icehockey team Oulun Kärpät have won Finnish Icehockey League Championships three times (1981, 2004 and 2005). They have also won silver of European champion two times, 2004 and 2005.

External links

[Oulu State Provincial Office] - Official site

Provinces of Finland
Eastern Finland \| Lapland \| Oulu \| Southern Finland \| Western Finland \| Åland

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