Oulu sub-region

Oulu sub-region Oulun seutukunta
Sub-region
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Ostrobothnia
Population
• Total	264,155
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Oulu sub-region is a subdivision of Northern Ostrobothnia and one of the sub-regions of Finland since 2009. The Oulu region has a population of 264,155, making it the fourth largest region in Finland after Helsinki, Tampere and Turku. ^[1]

Municipalities

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population	Land area (km2)	Density (/km2)	Finnish speakers	Swedish speakers	Other speakers
	Hailuoto	928	206	5	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Kempele	19,698	110	179	98 %	0.2 %	2 %
	Liminka	10,166	637	16	99 %	0.1 %	1 %
	Lumijoki	2,016	214	9	95 %	0 %	4 %
	Muhos	8,743	785	11	98 %	0 %	2 %
	Oulu	216,066	2,972	73	93 %	0.2 %	6 %
	Tyrnävä	6,538	492	13	98 %	0.2 %	1 %
	Total	264,155	5,416	49	94 %	0.2 %	6 %

References

1. "Number of foreign-language speakers grew by nearly 38,000 persons". Statistics Finland. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

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