OULU

ōˈloo, Swed. Uleåborg, city (1998 pop. 115,493), capital of Oulu prov., W central Finland, at the mouth of the Oulu River on the Gulf of Bothnia. It is a seaport and has metal shops, leather plants, and wood-processing and other industries. The city grew around a castle founded in 1590, was chartered in 1610, and became (19th cent.) an important commercial center. It was destroyed by fire in 1882 and rebuilt. The Univ. of Oulu was founded in 1959. It is also the site, since 1889, of the world's oldest cross-country ski race.

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books on: Oulu  - 195 results

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Area Handbook for Finland
Book by Theodore L. Stoddard, William K. Carr, Shaheen Dil, John Johnson, Carlo La Porta, Nils Ørvik, Douglas K. Ramsey, Kirk H. Stone, Carla Lofberg Valenta; U. S. Govt. Print. Off., 1974
Subjects: Finland
...the country, streams become shorter. The Oulu River is of medium length and is important...the Bothnian shores, and inland around Oulu Lake, was settled. Agricultural settlement...the Soviet coastal border to the city of Oulu is characterized by great cuttings of...
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Development Issues in Marginal Regions: Processes, Technological Developments and Societal Reorganizations
Book by R. B. Singh, Roser Majoral; Perseus, 1996
Subjects: Economic Development--Environmental Aspects--Case Studies, Regional Economic Disparities--Case Studies, Regional Planning--Case Studies
...Research Institute of Northern Finland University of Oulu P.O. Box 400, Fin-90571 Oulu Finland A.J. Larson Dept. of Geography University...Barcelona, Spain P. Malinen University of Oulu Research Inst. of Northern Finland Kainuu Unit...
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The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition - Vol. 4
Book by Dan Isaac Slobin; L. Erlbaum Associates, 1985
Subjects: Language Acquisition
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A History of Finland's Literature
Book by George C. Schoolfield; University of Nebraska Press, 1998
Subjects: Finnish Literature--History And Criticism
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Human-Computer Interaction: Communication, Cooperation, and Application Design
Book by Hans-Jörg Bullinger, Jürgen Ziegler; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999
Subjects: Human-Computer Interaction--Congresses, User Interfaces (Computer Systems)
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journal articles on: Oulu  - 44 results

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ACEI Year Book 2001 ~ 2002
Journal article; Childhood Education, Vol. 78, 2001
Subjects: Association for Childhood Education International--Membership, Associations, institutions, etc.--Directories, Associations--Directories
...Representing Infancy/Early Childhood/02 University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 358-8-553-4201; ehujala@ktk.oulu.fi Jeanie Burnett, Vice President...
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Neo-Entrepreneurship as an Adaptation Model of Reindeer Herding in Finland (1)
Journal article by Hannu Heikkinen; Nomadic Peoples, Vol. 10, 2006
Subjects: Adjustment (Psychology)--Models, Entrepreneurship--Models, Herders--Behavior, Herders--Economic aspects, Herders--Environmental aspects, Reindeer breeding--Models, Reindeer herding--Models, Sustainable development
...based on negotiations that the Governor of Oulu organised between the years 1893 and 1896...the Provincial Offices of Lapland and Oulu enforce the borders of the paliskuntas...MMM 1999: 6). The Regional Councils of Oulu and Lapland influence herding indirectly...
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Tradition and Change in the Sub-Arctic: Sami Reindeer Herding in the Modern Era
Journal article by Scott M. Williams; Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 75, 2003
Subjects: Hunting--Analysis, Samis--Analysis
...of Lapland and the northern portion of Oulu may own and herd reindeer. reindeer herding...body are the provincial governments of Oulu and Lapland (see Figure 5). The Association...of Cultural Anthropology. University of Oulu. 8 February 1999. Oulu, Finland. Paine...
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From Technopoles to Regional Innovation Systems: The Evolution of Localised Technology Development Policy
Journal article by Philip Cooke; Canadian Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 24, 2001
Subjects: High technology industry--Analysis, High technology--Evaluation, Technological innovations--Analysis
...start-ups are now in existence at Graz, (Cooke 1996). Oulu Technopolis Finland The Oulu case is interesting enough to have been profiled...date from 1985 at the earliest. The University of Oulu is largely responsible, having set up the Technical...
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Leadership in Child Care Centres: Is It Just Another Job?
Journal article by Manjula Waniganayake, Romana Morda, Anthoula Kapsalakis; Australian Journal of Early Childhood, Vol. 25, 2000
Subjects: Child care services--Management, Leadership--Analysis
...Universitatis Ouluensis, Social Science Research Series No E.35. Oulu, Finland: Oulu University Press. Jones, A. May, J. (1997) Working...Universitatis Ouluensis, Social Science Research Series No E.35. Oulu, Finland: Oulu University Press, pp. 185-205. Waniganayake...
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magazine articles on: Oulu  - 17 results

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The Link between Sunspots and Earth's Warming
Magazine article; World and I, Vol. 19, September 2004
Subjects: Global warming--Research, Solar activity--Research, Sun-spots--Research, Sunspots--Research
...sunspots, gas eruptions, and radiation storms. Researchers at the MPS, in Katlenburg-Lindau in Germany and at the University of Oulu in Finland, have come to this conclusion after succeeding in reconstructing solar activity based on sunspot frequency since 850...
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Calendar: What to Watch for in the Weeks Ahead
Magazine article by Matthew Quirk; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 300, September 2007
Subjects: Dance--Competitions, Dance--Health aspects, Dance--Study and teaching, Dancing--Competitions, Dancing--Health aspects, Dancing--Study and teaching, Memoirs--Personalities, Memoirs--Planning, Presidential elections, Presidents--Elections, Prison sentences--Personalities, Schism, Trials--Personalities
...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED SEPT 7 No Strings Attached The Air Guitar World Championships, an orgy of heavy-metal camp, happen today in Oulu, Finland. Pantomime shredders perform one-minute frenzies before a panel of judges. Air roadies are permitted, but must leave...
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Crimea in Finland: Her Majesty's Ambassador to Finland, Matthew Kirk, Describes the Impact of the Crimean War on That Country and How It Is Being Commemorated
Magazine article by Matthew Kirk; History Today, Vol. 54, August 2004
Subjects: Baltic Sea--Military aspects, Crimean War, 1853-1856--History, Crimean War, 1853-1856--Location
...money for the people of Raahe, with which a new road was built. You can still walk along Kveekarinkatu--Quaker Street--today. At Oulu the population were ready--they had scuttled the ships and separated Russian Imperial property from their own. Stores of timber...
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Sarajevo Stability Pact
Magazine article by Martti Ahtisaari; Presidents & Prime Ministers, Vol. 8, July 1999
Subjects: Peace treaties--Management, Peaceful change (International relations)--Management, Presidents--Addresses, essays, lectures
...of Viipuri, now on the Russian border in the territory ceded to the USSR after WWII. He attended school in northern Finland in Oulu and graduated from teachers training college in 1959. This speech was given by Martti Ahtisaari, the President of the Republic...
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Alternative Explanations for Climate Change: Some Scientists Have Uncovered Evidence That Climate Change Is Driven by Forces That Are Not of This Earth
Magazine article by Dennis Behreandt; The New American, Vol. 23, July 9, 2007
Subjects: Climate change--Causes of, Climate change--Environmental aspects, Climate change--Research, Climatic changes--Causes of, Climatic changes--Environmental aspects, Climatic changes--Research, Global warming--Causes of, Global warming--Environmental aspects, Global warming--Research, Scientists--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
...has been more active in recent years. In 2003, another team of European researchers, led by Ilya Usoskin of the University of Oulu in Finland, published a paper in the journal Physical Review Letters documenting an increase in solar activity based on sunspot...
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newspaper articles on: Oulu  - 41 results

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Custody Battle Plays out across Ocean; U.S. Boys at Issue in Finnish Case
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 13, 2004
Subjects: Rogers, John
...Tien, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES OULU, Finland - Two South Carolina boys have...the pine trees outside the institution in Oulu, hoping to catch a glimpse of her sons...doctor sent them for evaluation to Finlands Oulu University Hospital childrens psychiatric...
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Shipping
Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), July 31, 2009
...Stephanie, Runcorn; Cliffwater, Brunsbuttel; Ligovsky Prospect, Wilhelmshaven; Helga Spirit, Portland Maine; Heinrich Essberger, Oulu; Western Trader, Felixstowe; Norqueen, Zeebrugge; Norsky, Europoort; Alfatem, Rotterdam. SAILINGS Today: Gammagas, Rafnes; Primula...
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Back in the Days; DAVID PRENTICE: THE GOLDEN OLDIE WITH THE LONG MEMORY
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), July 9, 2005
...Reds on mission for ideal finish LIVERPOOL broke fresh ground when they were handed a European Cup draw with a Finnish club, Oulu Palloseura. Holders Nottingham Forest, however, were given a much tougher draw against Bulgarian champions CSKA Sofia. Other...
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Testing Times Ahead with IDS Acquisition
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), March 2, 2005
Subjects: IDS Inc.
...is now the owner of Suomen Bioanalytiikka Oy (SBA Sciences) of Oulu, Finland, which turns over around pounds 500,000. SBA makes...comprises IDS Inc in Arizona, IDS GmbH in Frankfurt, and SBA in Oulu. Dr Roger Duggan, managing director of IDS, said: "SBA is a...
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Meet the Human Ice Bear Who Trains in the Lakes of Snowdonia and Swims the Planet
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), March 4, 2006
...the annual Winter World Swimming Championships being held in Oulu in Finland, and thousands will flock to the carnival atmosphere...materials: The World Championships in Winter Swimming take place in Oulu during the first weekend of March. It may seem like absolute...
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encyclopedia articles on: Oulu  - 5 results

 
 
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Oulu
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OULU o loo, Swed. Uleaborg, city (1998 pop. 115,493), capital of Oulu prov., W central Finland, at the mouth of the Oulu River on the Gulf of Bothnia. It is a seaport and has metal shops, leather plants, and wood-processing...
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Ahtisaari, Martti Oiva Kalevi
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...AHTISAARI, MARTTI OIVA KALEVI akh tesarre, 1937 , Finnish diplomat, political leader, and international mediator; grad. Univ. of Oulu (1959). Joining (1965) the foreign affairs ministry, he was (1973 76) Finlands ambassador to Tanzania. He served (1977 81) as...
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UleÅborg
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ULEABORG Finland: see Oulu . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Kajaani
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KAJAANI ka yane, Swed. Kajana, city (1996 pop. 36,795), Oulu prov., central Finland, on the Kajaaninjoki River. Forest products (including paper goods and cellulose) and sports equipment are...
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Finland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...cities include Espoo , Hameenlinna , Joensuu , Jyvaskyla , Kemi , Kotka , Kuopio , Lahti , Lappeenranta , Oulu , Pori , Tampere , Turku , Vaasa , and Vantaa . Finnish and Swedish are both official languages, and about 6% of the...


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