Haukipudas
Haukipudas is a former municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland. As of 31 December 2012, 19,053 people lived there. On 1 January 2013, the former municipalities of Haukipudas, Kiiminki, Oulunsalo and Yli-Ii merged to form the city of Oulu.
It was founded in 1866.
Villages
There were 16 villages in Haukipudas: Kirkonkylä, Santaholma, Ukonkaivos, Martinniemi, Asemakylä, Onkamo, Halosenniemi, Holstinmäki, Häyrysenniemi, Jokikylä, Kalimeenkylä, Kello, Kiviniemi, Parkumäki, Takkuranta and Virpiniemi.
Haukipudas Media
Municipal border sign of Haukipudas, Finland
Haukipudas railway station
Kiiminki River railway bridge
The old sawmill buildings in Martinniemi village in Haukipudas, Finland.
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The Church of Haukipudas, Finland, by Matti Honka and Jaakko Suonperä was completed in the year 1762.
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The Fishing Village of Kiviniemi, Haukipudas, Finland.
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Island of Laitakari in Haukipudas, Finland, photographed across the Kiiminkijoki river. The old smokestack serves today as an unofficial navigational aid.
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Kalimeenoja creek with riparian forest, in Kalimeenkylä, Haukipudas, Finland.
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The wooden poorboy (vaivaisukko in Finnish) by the Belfry of Haukipudas Church.
Rivinletto Light on the Kaasamatala rock at the entrance to Kiiminki River in Haukipudas, Finland.
Other websites
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- Municipality of Haukipudas – Official website (in Finnish)
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