Place:Oulunsalo, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Oulu, Finland

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NameOulunsalo
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates65.933°N 25.333°E
Located inPohjois-Pohjanmaa, Oulu, Finland
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Oulunsalo (also formerly ) is former municipality in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. Along with Haukipudas, Kiiminki and Yli-Ii it lost its municipal status and was merged with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013. The municipality had a population of (31 December 2012)[1] and covered an area of , of which is water.[2] The population density is . The municipality was founded in 1882.

Oulu Airport is located in Oulunsalo.

Oulunsalo was one of the fastest-growing areas in Finland, among the other municipalities around Oulu.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish. The municipality had also been known as in Swedish. The Swedish name is now considered outdated, according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.

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