The Province of Oulu is a province of Finland. The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces ( Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län) Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders the provinces of Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland. The Province of Lapland ( Lappi in Finnish and Sami Lappland in Swedish is one of the Provinces of Finland. The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. The Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia and Russia. The Gulf of Bothnia (Pohjanlahti Bottniska viken ie Bottenviken + Bottenhavet is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
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Historical Province
For History, Geography and Culture see: Ostrobothnia
The province of Oulu was first introduced in 1775. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a After the Treaty of Fredrikshamn parts of Lapland were annexed to the province, and in 1922 Petsamo was annexed to the province. The Treaty of Fredrikshamn or the Treaty of Hamina was a Peace treaty concluded between Sweden and Imperial Russia on September 17 Finally, in 1936 Lapland was separated into its own province. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Administration
Main article: Oulu State Provincial Office
The State Provincial Office is a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promotes national and regional objectives of the State central administration.
Regions
Main article: Regions of Oulu
The province of Oulu is divided into 2 regions:
- Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa/ Norra Österbotten)
- Kainuu (Kainuu/ Kajanaland). The Oulu Province in Finland is divided on two regions, nine districts and 50 municipalities. Northern Ostrobothnia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland. Kainuu (Kajanaland is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland.
The regions in Oulu Province are divided on 47 municipalities, including the city of Oulu. ||-||}The municipalities ( kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and Oulu ( (literally "Flood" ( (literally "Ule River Castle" is a city and municipality of about 130000 inhabitants in the province of
Heraldry
Main article: Heraldry of Oulu
External links
- Oulu State Provincial Office - Official site
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