Oulu in a nutshell

Oulu in a nutshell

• Founded in 1605, the 6^th biggest city in Finland
• Average temperature in July +17,8 °C
• Population: 140.000
• 160 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle and Lapland
• University of Oulu: the 2^nd biggest in Finland
• Known for its expertise in information technology

Breakthroughs originating from Oulu

• 2005 The world’s 1^st public NFC user
• 2004 The world’s 1^st commercial Edge high-speed network
• 2003 Europe’s 1^st free urban area WLAN network
• 2002 The world's 1^st WCDMA (3GPP) telephone call
• 1996 The world’s 1^st WCDMA telephone call
• 1993 Modern menu-driven user interface style for mobile
• 1992 The 1^st contactless fare collection system for public transportation
• 1991 The world's 1^st GSM telephone call
• 1991 The world's 1^st GSM base station
• 1982 Europe’s largest science park
• 1981 The world's 1^st NMT network phone

Oulu-based companies:

• Nokia
• Polar Elektro