Oulunsalo
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Oulunsalo [ ɔu̯lunsɑlɔ ] (Swedish Uleåsalo historical ) is a place and a former municipality in the north- western Finland. Oulunslo belonged to the administrative community Oulu. It is a southwestern suburb of the city of Oulu. Oulunsalo is exclusively Finnish speakers. Since January 1, 2013 Oulunsalo is part of the municipality of Oulu.
The former municipality covered an area of 211.24 km2, of which 0.92 km2 inland water area and 126.95 km2 sea water surface. The formerly independent municipality, the municipality had number 567 at the time of dissolution of the municipality on 31 December 2012, it had 9,878 inhabitants, the population density was 118.5 inhabitants. / Km ².
The former municipality covers a peninsula in the Gulf of Bothnia, which until 1880 was still an island joined to the Straits by the nachzeitlichen Kontinentalhub that separated them from the mainland. As a political entity it existed since 1882 and included not only the Kirchdorf Oulunsalo the places Keskipiiri, Koura, Kylänpuoli, Pajuniemi, Peuhu, Pitkäkangas, Salonpää and Varjakka.
In Oulunsalo is the Oulu Airport to Helsinki -Vantaa Airport with the second busiest in Finland. In addition to the airport are the main employers and the community opened in 2005 Shopping center Kapteeni. As in the entire metropolitan area Oulu also numerous IT companies have settled.
Oulunsalo is a center of Laestadianism. Many businesses in town are run by members of Protestant revivalism. In the cultural life of the community they are formative. On the high number of children leastadianischer families is partly also far below average average age of the population due, which is about 30 years. Another factor is caused by the strong economic growth of recent years immigration mainly from the Finnish inland.
One of the few older buildings is one of the 1891 built by architect Julius Basilier wooden church and a wooden house settlement on the island Varjakka. The southern coast borders the bay Liminganlahti, one of the most important bird areas in Finland.