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Oulu
North Ostrobothnia · Finland
City population
216,066
#5
in Finland
#1
in North Ostrobothnia
#2,663
worldwide
65.012, 25.468 · 539 km from Helsinki
About Oulu
Oulu is a city in North Ostrobothnia, Finland with a population of 216,066. It is the 5th largest of the 78 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Finland, and the 2,663rd largest worldwide. It lies 539 km from Helsinki.
Key Facts
Country
Region
North Ostrobothnia
Rank in region
#1of 4
Coordinates
65.012, 25.468
Record updated
18 November 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 78 in FinlandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.