Muhos

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It is located in the province of Oulu half an hour drive (35 km) on route 22 from the city of Oulu, the capital of Northern Finland and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 7,969 (2003) and covers an area of 796.69 km² of which 12.86 km² is water. The population density is 10.0 inhabitants per km². The river Oulujoki flows through the town and its countryside with the wide open plains of Pohjanmaa on the south side of the river and the forested hills of Kainuu on the northern side. Located in Muhos is the Pyhäkoski hydro-electric power station which was commissioned in 1949 and has the highest fall in Finland (32.4 metres). The power station has been designed by renowned Finnish architect Aarne Ervi.

1 Schools
2 Culture
3 Languages
4 Transportation
5 Trivia
6 External links

[edit] Schools

Lutheran church, Muhos built in 1634 is the oldest wooden church in Finland still in year-round use.

Muhos Highschool (about 400 pupils ) Muhos Elementary school ( about 180 pupils ), Korivaara Elementary, Huovila Elementary...

[edit] Culture

The town has a culture centre which consists of the town library and space for various cultural activities which can be rented for a nominal fee. The culture centre also has a movie theater.

[edit] Languages

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Road

The Finnish national road 22 between Oulu and Kajaani passes through the municipal center. There are several daily local bus connections to Oulu, and several long-distance connections to Kajaani and points east.

[edit] Rail

Oulu–Kontiomäki railway line runs through the municipal center. There are eight daily passenger trains, four each way, serving the community at Muhos railway station. The trains are operated by the national railway operator, VR Group.