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Uleåborg

British  
/ ˈuːlioˌbɔrjə /

noun

  1. the Swedish name for Oulu

"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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Outside the little post-station we were much amused to read on a board "528 kilos. to St. Petersburg, 470 kilos. to Uleåborg."

From Through Finland in Carts by Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie

Oh, how glad we felt as our little droschkies drew up in front of the grand-looking stone hotel at Uleåborg, which proved as uncomfortable inside as it was magnificent in appearance outside.

From Through Finland in Carts by Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie

In our case it took twenty-nine hours without sleep to descend the rapids, for we left Kajana at seven A.M. on Thursday morning, and only reached Uleåborg at mid-day on Friday.

From Through Finland in Carts by Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie

We had to rough it while travelling from Kuopio to Uleåborg.

From Through Finland in Carts by Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie

After spending some days in Uleåborg, it became necessary to make a forward movement—not towards Lapland, as originally intended, for that had been vetoed as impossible in summer.

From Through Finland in Carts by Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie

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