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Oulainen is a town and a municipality of Finland, founded in 1865. It received township rights in 1977. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of ()〔 and covers an area of of which is water.〔 The population density is . Notable annual events include the National Veteran Machines Fair ()〔(Waltakunnalliset Weteraanikonepäivät )〕 and Oulainen Music Weeks (). Oulainen Music Weeks were organized for the twentieth time in 2006. The Oulainen Youth Choir () has received international acclaim. In addition to the town center, the municipality includes the villages of Kilpua, Lehtopää, Matkaniva, Petäjäskoski, Piipsjärvi and Honkaranta. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Oulainen" also in Swedish.〔(Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet )〕 ==Famous people from Oulainen== *Eeli Erkkilä, Minister and Member of Parliament, Moped champion *Elsi Hetemäki-Olander, Member of Parliament *Katja Hänninen, Member of Parliament *Tapani Tirilä is the master of music and the conductor of the Youth Choir of Oulainen. *Merja Kiviranta i a triathlonist. *Katja Küttner is an actress. *Matti Alatalo is an ice hockey coach. *Marita Pekkala is a second miss Finland in 1983. *Pekka Punkeri is a tango prince in 2001. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oulainen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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