Oulu is a major port city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia, located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the River Oulu. Its population is approximately 217,000, while its sub-region has a population of approximately 265,000, making it the fifth most populous municipality in Finland, the fourth most populous urban area in the country, and the most populous city in Northern Finland.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude65.014167 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Oulu (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1605-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 217,469 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 65.014167, longitude 25.471944
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 8 m
P2046 (area)
area 68.2 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 217469 (2025)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Oulu - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 643492
65.01236 25.46816 P PPLA FI 17 171 564 216066 15 Europe/Helsinki
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 15 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 65.25, 25.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 65.25, 25.25
65.25 25.25 Dfc
Wikidata: Oulu
Wikidata Q47048, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Oulu (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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