Liminka
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Liminka (Template:Langx) is a municipality in the Northern Ostrobothnia region in Finland. Liminka is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Oulu.
The municipality has a population of 10,116 (31 December 2025)[1] and covers an area of 651.71 square kilometres (251.63 sq mi) of which 14.54 km2 (5.61 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 15.87 inhabitants per square kilometre (41.1/sq mi). The neighbouring municipalities are Kempele, Lumijoki, Muhos, Oulunsalo, Siikajoki, Siikalatva, Tyrnävä and Vaala.
The Liminganlahti Bay is a notable bird sanctuary.
History
Liminka was founded in 1477. According to folklore, the name Liminka comes from the fictional giant, Limmi.[3]
Culture
Food
In the 1980s, meat potatoes, barley rieskas and sweet porridge were named Liminka's local traditional dishes.[4]
Notable people
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- Anna-Leena Härkönen (born 1965), author
- Leo Lastumäki (1927–2012), actor
- Hjalmar Mellin (1854-1933), Finnish mathematician known for the Mellin transform, professor
- Juho Sunila (1875–1936), politician; the Prime Minister of Finland (1927–1928, 1931–1932)
- Yrjö Wichmann (1868–1932), linguist and professor
- Antti Ylönen (born 1983), ice hockey defenceman
Twinnings
- Template:Flagicon Nõo Parish, Estonia[5]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kolmonen, Jaakko (1988). Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat (in suomi). Helsinki: Patakolmonen. p. 170. ISBN 951-96047-3-1.
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External links
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- Municipality of Liminka – Official website Template:In lang
- Visit Liminka
- Bay of Liminka
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