Oulu sub-region

Oulu sub-region Oulun seutukunta
Sub-region
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Ostrobothnia
Population
• Total	264,394
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 264,394, 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	923	206	4	99 %	0 %	2 %
	Kempele	19,673	110	179	98 %	0.2 %	2 %
	Liminka	10,185	637	16	99 %	0.1 %	1 %
	Lumijoki	2,008	214	9	95 %	0 %	4 %
	Muhos	8,734	785	11	99 %	0 %	2 %
	Oulu	216,352	2,972	73	93 %	0.2 %	6 %
	Tyrnävä	6,519	492	13	98 %	0.2 %	1 %
	Total	264,394	5,416	49	94 %	0.2 %	6 %

Politics

Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election:

• Sauli Niinistö 57.4%
• Pekka Haavisto 12.4%
• Paavo Väyrynen 9.4%
• Matti Vanhanen 6.9%
• Laura Huhtasaari 6.8%
• Merja Kyllönen 4.5%
• Tuula Haatainen 2.1%
• Nils Torvalds 0.6%

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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