| Oulu Oulun lääni Uleåborgs län |
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| Country | Finland | ||
| Capital | Oulu | ||
| Government | |||
| - Governor | Eino Siuruainen | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 57,000 km2 (22,007.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 461,000 | ||
| - Density | 8.1/km2 (20.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | OL | ||
| NUTS code | {{{nutscode}}} | ||
The Province of Oulu is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia and Russia.
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Historical Province
For History, Geography and Culture see: Ostrobothnia
The province of Oulu was first introduced in 1775 in Sweden–Finland.
As a consequence of the tumultous conflicts of the Napoleonic Wars, Sweden had allied itself with the Russian Empire, United Kingdom and the other parties of the Fourth Coalition against Napoleonic France. However, following the treaty of Treaty of Tilsit in 1807, Russia made peace with France and left the coalition. This enabled Russia in 1808 to challenge Sweden in the Finnish War, over the control of Finland. In the Treaty of Fredrikshamn on September 17, 1809 Sweden was obliged to cede all its territory in Finland, to Russia.
The ceded territories became a part of the Russian Empire and was reconstituted into the Grand Duchy of Finland, with the Russian Tsar as Grand Duke. The Governorate of Uleåborg was established in 1809 from the Oulu County and the parts of the Västerbotten located east of the Torne River, which had been the administrative divisions as a part of Sweden.
In 1936 the northern part would be split off and established as a separate province, the Lapland Province.
Administration
The State Provincial Office is a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promotes national and regional objectives of the State central administration.
Regions
Main article: Regions of Oulu
The province of Oulu is divided into 2 regions:
- Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa/ Norra Österbotten)
- Kainuu (Kainuu/ Kajanaland).
The regions in Oulu Province are divided into 47 municipalities, including the city of Oulu.
External links
- Oulu State Provincial Office - Official site
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