- Population
- 7,102
- 7.1K
- Elevation
- 69 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Oulainen
- Airports
- OUL Oulu Airport79 km
- KOK Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport104 km
About Oulainen
Oulainen is a municipality. Location: Ylivieska, North Ostrobothnia. Population: 7,102. Elevation: 69 m.
Oulainen (Swedish: Oulainen, also Oulais) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region, 101 kilometres (63 mi) south of the city of Oulu. The municipality has a population of 6,832 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 597.53 square kilometres (230.71 sq mi) of which 10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.62 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.1/sq mi). Oulainen is founded in 1865, and it received township rights in 1977.
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Travel notes for Oulainen
From Wikivoyage
Oulainen is a town in the Southern Oulu region.
Understand+
Oulainen is a town on the Pyhäjoki river with around 7,000 inhabitants.
Get in+
By train:
Trains on the Helsinki–Rovaniemi line pass through, and stop at, 1 Oulainen railway station. As such you can get in also from e.g. Tampere, Seinäjoki, Oulu and Kemi without changing trains.
By bus:
Buses connect to Oulainen from nearby towns such as Kalajoki, Oulu, Haapavesi, Ylivieska, Kärsämäki, Merijärvi and Vihanti.
By car:
As usual in rural Finland, getting in by car is also an option. Highway 86 comes in from Oulu in the north and Ylivieska in the south, whereas regional road 786 comes in from Kalajoki on the coast and Haapavesi, Kärsämäki and Highway 4 in the east.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Oulainen
- Alavieska
- Haapavesi
- Merijärvi
- Pyhäjoki
- Raahe
Population of Oulainen over time
| 2007 | 7,998 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8,047 | |
| 2009 | 7,931 | |
| 2010 | 7,889 | |
| 2011 | 7,916 | |
| 2012 | 7,847 | |
| 2013 | 7,772 | |
| 2014 | 7,775 | |
| 2015 | 7,610 | |
| 2016 | 7,514 | |
| 2017 | 7,472 | |
| 2023 | 6,978 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Oulainen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 50 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- Wettest month
- August (74 mm)
- Driest month
- February (26 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -5° | -5° | 0° | 6° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -9° | -4° | 2° | 7° | 9° | 8° | 3° | -1° | -6° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 37 | 53 | 73 | 74 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 40 |
How to get to Oulainen
The nearest airport is Oulu Airport (OUL), 79 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 231 km to the west.
Airports
- Oulu Airport (OUL) Oulu / Oulunsalo 79 kmnorth
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) Kokkola / Kruunupyy 104 kmsouthwest
- Kajaani Airport (KAJ) Kajaani 136 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 231 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Oulainen
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 1 natural site, 19 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Haapavesi TV Mast Landmark 21 kmSE
25–60 km3 places
- Pyhäjoki River 42 kmNW
- Uljuan tekojärvi Lake 51 kmE
- Kalajoki River 48 kmW
60–100 km17 places
- Ohtakari Island 74 kmW
- Näläntöjärvi Lake 92 kmSE
- Iso Lamujärvi Lake 73 kmE
- Hailuoto Island 86 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Oulainen
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources