Oulu – Finland
With 215 000 people Oulu is one of the largest cities in the world for its latitude, 5. biggest in Finland and an impactful centre for business, culture, and education in the Northern Scandinavia. Oulu is located by the Gulf of Bothnia, at the mouth of river Oulu.
Mayor Ari Alatossava
Oulu offers a higher grade of living. Get to know Oulu. It is a northern European city of culture, breathing compassionate energy and buzzing with technological innovations for the future.
Ari Alatossava
Oulu is a major northern Finnish city and one of the country’s leading centres for technology, education, and services. Oulu is a growing urban community that combines international business, research, and innovation with accessible everyday living and strong cultural and recreational amenities. The presence of both the University of Oulu and Oulu University of Applied Sciences reinforces the city’s role as a leading Arctic knowledge hub.
Oulu aims to strengthen existing partnerships and establish new ones with like-minded northern communities with an aim to influence Arctic policy development and to develop resilient. diverse, attractive and inclusive city. Participating in the AMF work offers the opportunity to be part of international community and the arctic governance, to showcase our best practices and achievements in sustainable development and to learn and share ideas with peers.
Quick facts
Population
- English name: City of Oulu, Finland
- Name local languages: Oulun kaupunki
- Population: 215 000
- Largest largest city/town: Oulu Region
- Population Oulu: 272 000
- Average age: 39,2 years
Language and culture
- Traditional territory of: The Saami People
- Languages spoken: Finnish, Swedish
Work and education
- Mayor industries: ICT and engineering industries, trade and services
- Higher education: University of Oulu, Oulu University of Applied Sciences
- Students: 25 000
Arctic Mayors’ Forum
- Joined: 2019 (founding member)
