Oulunsalo

Oulunsalo (former Swedish: Uleåsalo, now considered outdated by the Institute for the Languages of Finland)^[3] is a former municipality in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland.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 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] Its population density was 116.915/km² (302.81/sq mi).

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 km2 (81.55 sq mi)
• Land	83.36 km2 (32.19 sq mi)
• Water	127.86 km2 (49.37 sq mi)
Population  (2012-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,746
• Density	46/km2 (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 locality is unilingually Finnish.^[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
• Mikael Granlund
• Markus Granlund
• Janne Kuokkanen

See also

• Finnish regional road 816
• Hailuoto Island
• Kempele