Oulunsalo (former , now considered outdated by the Institute for the Languages of Finland) is a former municipality in the region of North Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It was founded in 1882 and merged into the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013, along with Haukipudas, Kiiminki and Yli-Ii. The municipality had a population of (31 December 2012)
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
- Mikael Granlund
- Markus Granlund
- Janne Kuokkanen
See also
- Finnish regional road 816
- Hailuoto Island
- Kempele
References
External links
- Municipality of Oulunsalo – Official website