Oulujoki (formerly ''Oulun maalaiskunta'' or ''Oulu Rural Municipality'') is a former municipality of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. The municipality had a population of (1963) and covered a land area of . Its neighbouring municipalities were

Kempele Kempele is a municipality south of the city of Oulu and south of the Oulu Airport in Northern Finland. Historically it was in the province of Oulu, but today it is in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia. The population of Kempele is () and the m ...

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, Oulu,

Tyrnävä Tyrnävä () is a municipality in the North Ostrobothnia region of Finland with a population of (). It covers an area of , of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The city of Oulu is located about ...

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and

Ylikiiminki Ylikiiminki ( sv, Överkiminge) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2009. It was located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a pop ...

. The municipality was named after the river

Oulujoki Oulujoki is a river in Oulu province, Finland. Its name in Finnish means literally "Oulu River" ( sv, Ule älv), originally in old Northern Ostrobothnian dialect literally "Flood River". Its origin is Oulujärvi and its watershed area covers ...

. The municipality of Oulujoki was dissolved in 1965, and its area was annexed to

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, Kempele, Kiiminki, Oulu,

Oulunsalo Oulunsalo ( sv, 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. ...

, Tyrnävä, Utajärvi and Ylikiiminki. Upon the later municipal mergers of 2009 and 2013 the major part of the area of the municipality of Oulujoki is now part of Oulu.

History

The municipality was established in 1865 due to the administrative reform which separated parishes and municipalities. Its initial name was ''Oulun maalaiskunta'', but it was renamed ''Oulujoki'' after the

Oulu River Oulujoki is a river in Oulu province, Finland. Its name in Finnish means literally "Oulu River" ( sv, Ule älv), originally in old Northern Ostrobothnian dialect literally "Flood River". Its origin is Oulujärvi and its watershed area covers ...

in 1910. The municipality consisted of two disconnected parts separated by the municipality of

. The municipal administration was located in ''Oulunsuun pirtti'' in the town of Oulu itself until 1941, when it was moved to central Oulu. Oulujoki never had an administrative seat in its own territory.

List of transferred territories

* Tuira, 1886/1892 *Alalaanila, 1911 *

Toppila Toppila is a district of Oulu, Finland. It is bounded by the Toppilansalmi strait in the south and west, Rail transport in Finland, railway in the east and the Taskila district in the north. The Möljä Bridge over the Toppilansalmi strait connects ...

, 1916 *Kurkela, 1924 * Koskelankylä, Hintta and Laanila, 1938 *Kastelli and Erkkola, 1947 *Korvensuora, Haapalehto and Myllyoja, 1961 In 1965, the municipality of Oulujoki was disestablished. The main part was given to Oulu, while other parts were given to Haukipudas, Kempele, Kiiminki, Oulunsalo, Tyrnävä, Utajärvi and Ylikiiminki.

Proposed reestablishment

In 2006, a group of locals led by Paavo Vasala made a proposition to separate the old Oulujoki municipality from Oulu, stating that the town's government has been neglecting the area due to earlier conflicts between the town and the local land owners over the usage of the lands.

References

Municipalities of North Ostrobothnia *Oulujoki Populated places established in 1904 Former municipalities of Finland {{OuluProvince-geo-stub

History

List of transferred territories

Proposed reestablishment

See also

References