Oulu (Swedish: 'Uleåborg'; ) is a city of close to 140,000 inhabitants in Oulu province, northern Finland. On 01.01.2009, the municipality of Ylikiiminki was consolidated with the city of Oulu, increasing Oulus land mass nearly quadruple-fold. As one of the results of the merger, Oulu is now officially an area where one might encounter reindeer.