Vuolijoki

Former municipality in the country of Finland

Vuolijoen kunta


Coat of Arms	Location

Founded

1915

Province

Oulu

Region

Kainuu

Sub-region

Kajaani

Area
- Of which land
- Rank

895.20 km²
692.15 km²
ranked 78th

Population
- Density
- Change
- Rank

2,643 (2004)
3.8 inhabitants/km²
+ 0.4%
ranked 313th

Urbanisation

18.8%

Unemployment

18.9%

Official language

Finnish

Last Municipal manager

Olavi Rintala

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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.