Hollihaka

Hollihaka
Hollihaka
	District of Oulu
	Coordinates: 65°00′22″N025°27′15″E / 65.00611°N 25.45417°E Coordinates: 65°00′22″N025°27′15″E / 65.00611°N 25.45417°E
Country	Finland
City	Oulu
Areas of Oulu	City Centre
Population (2013) [1]
• Total	2,447
Postal code	90120

Last updated April 07, 2019

Hollihaka is a district of the city centre area of Oulu, Finland. It is bounded by the estuary of the Oulujoki river to the west, the Vanhatulli district to the north, the Leveri district to the east and the Nuottasaari district to the south.^[2] Together with the two latter districts, Hollihaka forms a neighbourhood called Heinäpää.

Oulu is a city and municipality of 203,750 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the fifth most populous city in the country. There are no larger cities in the world, apart from Murmansk Russia, that are more northerly than Oulu. It is also considered one of Europe's "living labs", where residents experiment with new technology at a community-wide scale.

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. Finland is a Nordic country and is situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.

Oulujoki, Swedish: Ule älv (in modern Finnish literally "Oulu River", originally in old Northern Ostrobothnian dialect literally "Flood River", is a river in Oulu province, Finland. Its origin is Oulujärvi and its watershed area covers a significant part of Kainuu region. It flows into the Bothnian Bay at Oulu. Port of Oulu is located at the mouth of the river.

Hollihaka is mainly residential area. There are a few noteworthy parks in the district: a large waterside park Hollihaka Park, a small city park Heinätorinpuisto Park and the park bordering the Puistokatu street Kyösti Kallio Park. The Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Oulu Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Finland is located in Hollihaka.

Heinätorinpuisto Park is a public park in the Hollihaka district of Oulu, Finland.

The Finnish Orthodox Church, or Orthodox Church of Finland, is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox archdiocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The Church has a legal position as a national church in the country, along with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.

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References

↑ "Oulun kaupungin ikäluokkatilasto kaupunginosittain 1.1.2013" (pdf). City of Oulu. 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
↑ Oulun suuralue- ja kaupunginosajako 1.1.2013 alkaen [Subdivisions of the City of Oulu on Jan 1, 2013](pdf) (Map). City of Oulu. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-07.

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[ouka2013-1] "Oulun kaupungin ikäluokkatilasto kaupunginosittain 1.1.2013" (pdf). City of Oulu. 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.

[OukaMap-2] Oulun suuralue- ja kaupunginosajako 1.1.2013 alkaen [Subdivisions of the City of Oulu on Jan 1, 2013](pdf) (Map). City of Oulu. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-07.