Haukipudas

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Municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland

Coat of arms

Location of Haukipudas in Finland

Coordinates: 65°11′N 025°21′E / 65.183°N 25.350°E / 65.183; 25.350CountryFinlandRegionNorthern OstrobothniaSub-regionOulu sub-regionCharter1866Government

• Municipality managerJarmo RonkainenArea

^[1]

• Total1,023.62 km² (395.22 sq mi) • Land798.67 km² (308.37 sq mi) • Water224.95 km² (86.85 sq mi)Population

(2012)^[2]

• Total19,053 • Density19/km² (48/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Websitewww.haukipudas.fi

Haukipudas is a town and former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. Its shore runs along the Gulf of Bothnia, with the river Kiiminkijoki running through the province. Along with Kiiminki, Oulunsalo and Yli-Ii municipalities it was merged with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013.

The municipality had a population of 19,053 (31 December 2012)^[2] and covered an area of 1,023.62 km² (395.22 sq mi) of which 224.95 km² (86.85 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 23.8559/km² (61.7865/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.^[3]

There were 16 villages in Haukipudas: Kirkonkylä, Santaholma, Ukonkaivos, Martinniemi, Asemakylä, Onkamo, Halosenniemi, Holstinmäki, Häyrysenniemi, Jokikylä, Kalimeenkylä, Kello, Kiviniemi, Parkumäki, Takkuranta and Virpiniemi.

The educational department took part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.

Local sights

Haukipudas Church, built in 1762.
Kiviniemi, a fishing village
Kurtinhaudan beach-forest
Haukiputaan homestead

Islands located off the Gulf of Bothnia

The following is a compilation of some of the islands of Haukipudas located just off the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia:

Hanhikari, Hietakari, Hoikka-Hiue, Iso-Hiue, Iso-Miehikkä, Isonkivenletto, Kaasamatala (Hiuvet), Kattilankalla, Kellon Kraaseli, Kintasletto, Kotakari, Kriisinkivi, Kropsu, Laitakari, Lemmonletto, Länsiletto, Lönkytin, Mustakari, Mustakari (Martinniemi), Nimetön, Pallonen, Pensaskari, Pikku-Miehikkä, Pulkkisenmatala, Puukkoletto, Rapakari, Rivinletto (Kaasamatala), Santapankki, Satakarinletto, Ulko-Pallonen, Välikari, Ykskivi, Väliletto, Äijänkumpele.

Notable individuals

Topias Topson Taavitsainen , E-sports player
Tytti Isohookana-Asunmaa, Minister and Member of Parliament (Centre Party)
Osmo Jussila, political historian
Merja Larivaara, actor
Lea Laven, entertainer and singer
Yrjö Murto, Minister and Member of Parliament (Finnish People's Democratic League)
Sakari Manninen, ice hockey player
Sakari Pietilä, ice hockey player
Lasse Pirjetä, ice hockey player
Samuli Pohjamo, Member of the European Parliament
Jukka Poika, singer
Jukka Rasila, actor
Riitta-Liisa Roponen, cross-country skier
Eero Tapio, Olympic wrestler
Mirja Vehkaperä, Member of Parliament (Centre Party)
Helena Benaouda, head of Muslim Council of Sweden^[4]

Haukipudas photo gallery

Municipal border sign
Haukipudas railway station
Kiiminki River railway bridge
Martinniemi sawmill
Haukipudas Church
Kiviniemi fishing village
Island of Laitakari
Kalimeenoja creek
The wooden poorboy (vaivaisukko in Finnish) by the Belfry of Haukipudas Church.
Rivinletto Light
Kurtinhauta fishing harbour
Finnish 'laavu'

References

^ ^a ^b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
^ ^a ^b "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Muslim Council head condemns extremism". www.thelocal.se. Retrieved 2021-02-18.