Vuolijoki

Vuolijoki (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈʋuo̯liˌjoki]) is a former municipality in Finland. The municipality was consolidated with the city of Kajaani in the beginning of year 2007.

Vuolijoki was located in the province of Oulu on the shores of Lake Oulujärvi, and was part of the Kainuu region. In 2004 the municipality had a population of 2,643 and covered an area of 895.20 km² of which 203.05 km² was water. The population density was 3.8 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

The 1906 greystone church, the Vuolijoki Church, designed by Josef Stenbäck, is located in the church village of Vuolijoki.^[1] The Vuolijoki was also known for its two iron mines: the Otanmäki mine and the Vuorokas mine.^[2]

References

^Vuolijoen kirkko – Kajaanin seurakunta (in Finnish)
^"Suomen kaivosteollisuus - Rautakaivokset" (in Finnish). Geologian tutkimuskeskus. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 2022-06-06.

External links

Media related to Vuolijoki at Wikimedia Commons Vuolijoki travel guide from Wikivoyage

Official website of Vuolijoki municipalityArchived 1998-06-14 at the Wayback Machine(in Finnish)
Kymmenen kylän Vuolijoki - Kajaani.fi (in Finnish)

64°11′00″N 26°59′50″E / 64.18333°N 26.99722°E / 64.18333; 26.99722

[1] Vuolijoen kirkko – Kajaanin seurakunta (in Finnish)

[2] "Suomen kaivosteollisuus - Rautakaivokset" (in Finnish). Geologian tutkimuskeskus. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 2022-06-06.

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