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== History == Oulainen was first mentioned in 1572 as ''Oulahais'' and as a part of the [[Pyhäjoki]] parish. A farm named ''Oulahainen'' was established earlier. The name comes from a dialectal word ''oulu'' meaning "flooding waters" (see also [[Oulu]]) and seems to suggest a [[Tavastians|Tavastian]] origin. Alpo Räisänen suggests that the name could be of [[Savonian people|Savonian]] or [[Karelians (Finns)|Karelian]] origin. Oulainen became a chapel community in 1682, a parish in 1870, a ''kauppala'' in 1967 and a town in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|page=309+310|access-date=August 24, 2022|website=kaino.kotus.fi|language=fi}}</ref>
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