Oulainen
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Oulainen 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. The municipality has previously also been known as "Oulais" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Oulainen" also in Swedish.[1]
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Tapani Tirilä is the master of music and the conductor of Youth Coir of Oulainen.
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