
Here, you get some information of Oulu, the city where we live
Algumas informacões sobre Oulu, a cidade em que vivemos.
The City hall , completed in 1887
Prefeitura de Oulu, construída no ano de 1887

A Winter picture of Oulu
Uma foto de Oulu durante o inverno

A Summer picture of Oulu (we cross this bridge to take Kris to day care)
Uma foto de Oulu durante o inverno (caminho entre nossa casa e a creche do Kris)

A view of Oulu's library, harbour and square market behind
Foto do prédio da biblioteca, porto e praca do mercado de Oulu

The city of Oulu was founded by the order of King Carl IX of Sweden at the mouth of the Oulu River in 1605. Oulu, has been the province's capital since 1776. The City of Oulu will be celebrating its 400th anniversary in 2005.
Oulu has the sixth largest population amongst Finnish towns. In January 2005 the city had 127 213 inhabitants.
Oulu has Finland's second largest university and many public and private research institutes. The region is well known for its rapidly growing high technology industry which sells its products throughout the world. The city is thus also an international growth centre.
Oulu is located on the Northern part of the Baltic Sea with good communication links to the largest European centres and its airport is the second busiest in Finland.