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Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ...


It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,357 (2003) and covers an area of 280.58 km² of which 3.61 km² is water. The population density is 4.9 inhabitants per km². Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... Northern Ostrobothnia is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


The municipality is unilingually Finnish.


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Battle of Siikajoki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (205 words)
Siikajoki – Revolax – Sveaborg – Pulkkila – Nykarleby – Lapua – Sandöström – Kauhajoki – Alavus – Grönvikssund – Karstula – Ruona and Salmi – Jutas – Oravais – Palva sund – Virta bro – Hörnefors – Ratan and Sävar
The Battle of Siikajoki was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on April 18, 1808 at Siikajoki, near Oulu, Finland.
The force commanded by Georg Carl von Döbeln on the south bank of the Siikajoki river halted the Russian advance.
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