Editing Oulainen

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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Oulainen
| official_name = {{lang|fi|Oulaisten kaupunki}}<br/>{{lang|sv|Oulainens stad}}
| settlement_type = Town
| motto = Syntyy ja tapahtuu.
| image_skyline = Oulainenen_June_2017.jpg
| image_caption   = The town center of Oulainen in 2017.
| image_shield = Oulainen.vaakuna.svg
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| map_caption = Location of Oulainen in Finland
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[North Ostrobothnia]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ylivieska sub-region|Ylivieska]]
| leader_title = [[Town manager]]
| leader_name = Riikka Moilanen
| established_title = [[Charter]]
| established_date = 1865
| established_title2 = [[City rights]]
| established_date2 = 1977
|area_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Oulainen}}
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|timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
|utc_offset = +02:00
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| website = {{Url|https://www.oulainen.fi/}}
}}
'''Oulainen''' ({{langx|sv|Oulainen}}, also {{lang|sv|Oulais}}) is a [[List of cities and towns in Finland|town]] and a [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]]. It is located in the [[Northern Ostrobothnia]] [[regions of Finland|region]], {{convert|101|km}} south of the city of [[Oulu]]. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum:
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({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}}
}})<ref name="population_count"/> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Oulainen}}|km2}} of
which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Oulainen}}|km2|abbr=on}}
is water.<ref name="total_area"/> The [[population density]] is
{{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Oulainen|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. Oulainen is founded in 1865, and it received township rights in 1977.

The municipality is unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]]. The municipality has previously also been known as "{{lang|sv|Oulais}}" in [[Swedish language|Swedish]] documents, but is today referred to as "Oulainen" also in Swedish.<ref>[http://www.kotus.fi/index.phtml?s=461 Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223065114/http://www.kotus.fi/index.phtml?s=461 |date=2011-12-23 }}</ref>

== Geography ==
Neighbouring municipalities are [[Alavieska]], [[Haapavesi]], [[Merijärvi]], [[Pyhäjoki]], [[Raahe]] and [[Ylivieska]]. In addition to the town center, the municipality includes the villages of Kilpua, Lehtopää, Matkaniva, Petäjäskoski, Piipsjärvi and Honkaranta.

==Railway station==
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| name          = Oulainen
| type          = [[VR Group]] station
| style         = VR Group
| image         = Oulaisten rautatieasema 2006.JPG
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| address       = Rautatienkatu 8,<br/>83600 Oulainen
| coordinates   = {{coord|64.26953|N|24.82128|E|display=inline}}
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'''Oulainen railway station''' is located in the center of the town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oulainen railway station |url=https://www.vr.fi/en/railway-stations-and-routes/oulainen |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=www.vr.fi |language=en}}</ref> The station has three platforms each with designated boarding areas, a ticket vending machine, car parking and a bicycle stand.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vayla.fi/documents/25230764/0/Lahialuekartta_+Oulainen_+A4+072019.pdf/d9eb2512-a753-ecce-2483-cdd588225c5a |type=pdf|title=Oulainen (station plan) |publisher=Väylävirasto - Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency |access-date=2024-01-14}}</ref> It was opened in 1886.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

== 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>

== Events ==
Notable annual events include the National Veteran Machines Fair ({{lang|fi|Waltakunnalliset Weteraanikonepäivät}})<ref name="weteraanikonepäivät">[http://www.junnut.com/kausi0203/100704Weter1.htm Waltakunnalliset Weteraanikonepäivät]</ref> and Oulainen Music Weeks ({{lang|fi|Oulaisten Musiikkiviikot}}). Oulainen Music Weeks were organized for the twentieth time in 2006. The Oulainen Youth Choir ({{lang|fi|Oulaisten Nuorisokuoro}}) has received international acclaim.

==Notable people==
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2024}}
*[[Eeli Erkkilä]], Minister and Member of Parliament
*[[Elsi Hetemäki-Olander]], Member of Parliament
*[[Katja Hänninen]], Member of Parliament
*[[Merja Kiviranta]], triathlonist
*[[Rosa-Maria Ryyti]], model and [[Miss Finland|Miss Finland 2015]] beauty pageant titleholder

==See also==
* [[Oulainen railway station]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Oulainen}}
*[https://www.oulainen.fi/ Town of Oulainen] – Official website {{in lang|fi}}
*[http://www.musiikkiviikot.fi/ Oulainen Music Weeks]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Oulainen
 | N  = [[Raahe]]
 | E  = [[Haapavesi]]
 | S  = [[Ylivieska]]
 | SW = [[Alavieska]]
 | W  = [[Merijärvi]]
 | NW = [[Pyhäjoki]]
}}
{{NorthernOstrobothnia}}

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[[Category:Oulainen| ]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Finland]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1865]]
[[Category:1865 establishments in Finland]]


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