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Saloinen is a former municipality of
Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. It was a part of the
Oulu Province The Province of Oulu (, , ) was a Provinces of Finland, province of Finland from 1775 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Lapland (former province of Finland), Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland and also the Gulf of Bothnia and Russia ...
, but now located in the region of
Northern Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnia (; ) 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. The easternmost corner of the region between ...
. It was consolidated with the town of
Raahe Raahe (; ; ) is a town in Finland, located on the western coast of the country. Raahe is situated in the North Ostrobothnia region, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Raahe is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of a ...
in 1973. It bordered Raahe,
Pyhäjoki Pyhäjoki (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the defunct province of Oulu, which was split in two regions; Pyhäjoki is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. It is located southwest of the city of Oulu. The municipality is ...
and
Pattijoki Pattijoki is a settlement and List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality in Finland. It was a part of the Oulu Province, but now located in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Northern Ostrobothnia. It was consolidated with the t ...
.


Villages

Saloinen consists of the following land register villages: *Saloinen (Salonkylä) *Savolahti *Palo *Piehinki


History

Saloinen has existed at least since the 1320s as ''Salo''. It was originally subordinate to the
Pedersöre Pedersöre (, before 1989 ) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Pedersöre is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pedersöre is approximately , while the sub-region has a pop ...
parish. The word ''salo'' in this context refers to an island, as the central area was originally located on an island, later joining the mainland due to
post-glacial rebound Post-glacial rebound (also called isostatic rebound or crustal rebound) is the rise of land masses after the removal of the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period, which had caused isostatic depression. Post-glacial rebound an ...
. Salo became a separate parish in 1407. It differs from other old northern Ostrobothnian parishes in the sense that it was not formed on a river valley. The administrative unit corresponding to the parish was originally known as ''Ranta'', or ''Strand'' in Swedish. This administrative unit also included
Kalajoki Kalajoki (; literally translated the "fish river") is a coastal town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the Gulf of Bothnia in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town ...
, Ii and
Liminka Liminka () is a municipality in the Northern Ostrobothnia region in Finland. Liminka is located about south of Oulu. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The neighbour ...
, until the 16th century it also included
Kemi Kemi (; ; ; ) is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located approximately from the city of Tornio and the Finland–Sweden border, Swedish border. The distance to Oulu is to the south and t ...
.
Hailuoto Hailuoto (; ) is a Finnish island in the northern Baltic Sea and a municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Hailuoto is (), making it the smallest municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia and the former Oulu Province in terms ...
was a part of the Salo parish until 1573, while
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, L ...
was a part of Salo until 1689. In 1649, Per Brahe established the ''town of Salo''. Brahe purchased the Salo parish in 1652 and renamed the town to ''Brahestad'' (
Raahe Raahe (; ; ) is a town in Finland, located on the western coast of the country. Raahe is situated in the North Ostrobothnia region, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Raahe is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of a ...
) after himself. The municipal system (separation of administrative and religious units) was implemented in 1865, and the Salo parish became two municipalities: ''Salon kappeliseurakunta'' or modern Saloinen and ''Salon emäseurakunta'' or
Pattijoki Pattijoki is a settlement and List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality in Finland. It was a part of the Oulu Province, but now located in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Northern Ostrobothnia. It was consolidated with the t ...
. Both municipalities were called ''Salo'' for short, which caused confusion not only between the two, but also with
Oulunsalo Oulunsalo (former , now considered outdated by the Institute for the Languages of Finland) is a former municipality in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It was founded in 1882 and merged into the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013, alo ...
(which was sometimes called ''Salo'' by the locals) and the more distant
Salo Salo or Salò may refer to: Places Finland *Salo, Finland, a town in Western Finland **Salo sub-region, a subdivision of Finland Proper and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009 *An old name of Saloinen, a former municipality in Ostroboth ...
in
Finland Proper Southwest Finland (, ; ) is a region ('','' ) of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The regional capital and most populous city is Turku, which was the capital city of F ...
. Salon kappeliseurakunta was renamed ''Saloinen'' in 1913. Salon emäseurakunta was still called ''Salo Ol'' until 1920, when it was renamed ''Pattijoki''. Saloinen was consolidated with Raahe in 1973.


Notable residents

*Ljungo Thomae, pastor, translated laws into Finnish *
Fredrik Gabriel Hedberg Fredrik Gabriel Hedberg (15 July 1811 – 19 August 1893) was a Finnish Lutheran pastor and vicar. He was a Neo-Lutheran theologian, a prominent figure in the Finnish evangelical revival movement and a leader of confessional Lutheranism in Finla ...
, priest and founder of an evangelical revival movement *Eeva Inkeri Kerola, politician *
Antti Kinnunen Anders (Antti) August Kinnunen (19 May 1903 – 16 January 1979) was a Finnish farmer and politician, born in Saloinen. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1951 to 1958 and again from 1962 to 1970, representing the Finnish Peopl ...
, politician *Martti Albert Levón, engineer and professor


Economy


Mining

Gold was found in the area in the 80s. The Laivakangas mine was established in 2011.


References

{{Authority control Raahe Mining towns in Finland Former municipalities of Finland