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Ylivieska
Town in North Ostrobothnia, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ylivieska (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈyliˌʋie̯skɑ]) is a town and municipality of Northern Ostrobothnia region, Finland. It has a population of 15,369 (31 December 2023),[2] and it serves as the administrative centre for Kalajokilaakso and Pyhäjokilaakso, an area with a population of about 90,000 inhabitants. Ylivieska is also the commercial center of the Oulu South region, the southern part of the late Oulu province.
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Ylivieska, Finland | |
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Town | |
Ylivieskan kaupunki Ylivieska stad | |
![]() The second oldest concrete bridge in Finland, built in 1912 and named humorously as Savisilta ("clay bridge") is located in Ylivieska. | |
![]() Location of Ylivieska in Finland | |
Coordinates: 64°04.5′N 024°32′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | North Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Ylivieska |
Charter | 1867 |
Market town | 1965 |
City rights | 1971 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Maria Sorvisto |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 573.42 km2 (221.40 sq mi) |
• Land | 569.83 km2 (220.01 sq mi) |
• Water | 4.56 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
• Rank | 150th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 15,369 |
• Rank | 72nd largest in Finland |
• Density | 26.97/km2 (69.9/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 97.6% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.3% |
• Others | 2.1% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 21% |
• 15 to 64 | 58.6% |
• 65 or older | 20.5% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www |
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The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The word Yli means "upper", while the word Vieska is supposed to mean a "shallow ford".[5]