Ylivieska
Ylivieska, Finland | |
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Town | |
| Ylivieskan kaupunki Ylivieska stad | |
Aerial view of Ylivieska, with the Kalajoki river flowing through the center | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ylivieska in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°04.5′N 024°32′E / 64.0750°N 24.533°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Ylivieska |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Market town | 1965 |
| City rights | 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Maria Sorvisto |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 573.42 km2 (221.40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 569.83 km2 (220.01 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4.56 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 150th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 15,375 |
| • Rank | 71st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 26.98/km2 (69.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 21% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.6% |
| • 65 or older | 20.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Ylivieska (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈyliˌʋie̯skɑ]) is a town and municipality of Northern Ostrobothnia region, Finland. It has a population of 15,375 (30 June 2025), and it serves as the administrative centre for Kalajokilaakso and Pyhäjokilaakso, an area with a population of about 90,000 inhabitants. Ylivieska is also the commercial center of the Oulu South region, the southern part of the late Oulu province.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The word Yli means "upper", while the word Vieska is supposed to mean a "shallow ford".