Oulainen

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Oulainen (Oulais in Swedish) is 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 8,198 (2003) and covers an area of 597.60 km² of which 9.86 km² is water. The population density is 13.9 inhabitants per km².

Notable annual events include the Waltakunnalliset Weteraanikonepäivät[1] (National Veteran Machines Fair) and Oulaisten Musiikkiviikot (Oulainen Music Weeks). Oulaisten Musiikkiviikot were organized for the twentieth time in 2006. Oulaisten Nuorisokuoro (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.