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Oulu Boasts Country’s Fourth Best Municipal Services

Posted on January 2nd, 2013 by News Editor

In the world of municipal services, it seems that Oulu has only just missed out on a bronze medal.

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Norwegian to Begin Flights From Oulu to Spain

Posted on January 2nd, 2013 by News Editor

Thinking you might need a break from the last of the snow? If so, there’ll be no need to change flights as of April.

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Signs of Things to Come

Posted on December 31st, 2012 by News Editor

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Oulu city signs have to be heavily reorganised for beginning of New Oulu.

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Japanese Tourists in Lapland Bus Accident

Posted on December 17th, 2012 by News Editor

34 Japanese tourists were involved in a bus accident near Kittilä in northern Lapland last Monday.

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Oulu Airport Welcomes Millionth Passenger for First Time

Posted on December 17th, 2012 by News Editor

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More and more visitors are coming to Oulu. So much so that Oulu Airport welcomed its millionth passenger this year at the end of November.

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Police Pikkujoulu Crackdown

Posted on December 4th, 2012 by News Editor

Oulu police have carried out a big crackdown on drink-driving and drunken parties for the last two weekends, to coincide with the height of the Pikkujoulu office party season.

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Oulu Region Amongst Lowest Percentage of Foreigners

Posted on December 3rd, 2012 by News Editor

4.8 percent of the population of Finland are of ‘foreign origin,’ according to recently published research by Statistics Finland.

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Real Finnish Winter Finally Arrives in Oulu

Posted on December 3rd, 2012 by News Editor

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It’s not really winter in Finland until there’s snow and the contents of your freezer can be safely kept in the garden.

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Oulu Computer Game is Most Downloaded in US

Posted on November 27th, 2012 by News Editor

A game produced by an Oulu-based company was the most downloaded free game in the USA last week, averaging 350,000 downloads each day.

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Man Killed in Ii Crash

Posted on November 27th, 2012 by News Editor

A lorry and a car collided outside Ii on Sunday morning just before 5am.

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