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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.4799,Lat: 65.0101
Elevation	17 meter above sea level
Local time	11:15:22am
Population	134000 (6th largest city in country)
Name province/region	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Pohjois-Pohjanmaa#Norra Österbotten
Name Kunta	Oulu#Uleåborg

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Keskipiiri	8 km	SouthWest
2 Oulunsalo	8.8 km	South
3 Kempele	10.8 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Myllyperä	13 km	NorthWest
5 Jääli	13.2 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	540 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	624 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	742 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Oulu lies at the Gulf of Bothnia (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Niilesjärvi (1.1 km² at a height of around 26 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 98.8 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 138 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 18%, low location: 82%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Pohjois-Pohjanmaan jokiseutu ja rannikko

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Oulu Airport (at a distance of 11 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.3 km2

8.6%

Nature

8.1 km2

13.2%

Agriculture

1 km2

1.5%

Urban area

38.6 km2

62.9%

Infrastructure

2.7 km2

4.5%

Water - Lakes

2.5 km2

4.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oulu in country Finland

Oulu at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	177 km	WestNorthWest
2 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	277 km	SouthWest
3 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	308 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Oulujoen suisto	FI	1.4 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Oulu
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oulu

Type of weather in Oulu	moderate rain
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	32 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	16 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	03:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:40 Europe/Amsterdam