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Oulu

American  
[oh-loo, ou-, oh-loo] / ˈoʊ lu, ˈaʊ-, ˈoʊ lʊ /

noun

  1. a city in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.

  2. a river in central Finland, flowing NE to the Gulf of Bothnia. About 65 miles (105 km) long.


Oulu British  
/ ˈɔulu /

noun

  1. Swedish name: Uleåborg.  an industrial city and port in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia: university (1959). Pop: 125 928 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I return to Oulu by lunch and duck into Särkkä pub as snow drifts sideways against the windows.

From Salon Mar. 8, 2026

The results were interpreted using a numerical model of radiocarbon production and transport developed by researchers at the University of Oulu.

From Science Daily Apr. 4, 2024

Oulu University Hospital in Finland plans to use the technology as well, and a bus will travel around Oman this year to perform breast cancer screenings using A.I.

From New York Times Mar. 5, 2023

Oulu in northern Finland has snow on the ground for five months - but that doesn’t stop residents using their bikes.

From BBC Jan. 20, 2023

The Maui hero, Oulu, encounters him with his sling; the first stone misses, the god Lono in answer to prayer averts the next.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

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