Ruukki is a
former municipality of
Finland
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.
It is located in the
province
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of
Oulu and is part of the
Northern Ostrobothnia
North Ostrobothnia ( fi, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa; sv, Norra Österbotten) is a region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland, Kainuu, North Savo, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of Karelia. ...
region
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. The municipality had a population of 4,505 (31 December 2006)
and covered an area of of which is water. The
population density
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was .
The municipality was unilingually
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
.
In 2007 municipality of Ruukki joined together with
Siikajoki
Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Lu ...
.
References
External links
Former municipalities of Finland
Siikajoki
Populated places disestablished in 2007
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