Oulu Cemetery

Oulu Cemetery
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Established1781[1]
Location
Intiö, Oulu
CountryFinland
Coordinates65°0′46″N 025°29′29″E / 65.01278°N 25.49139°E / 65.01278; 25.49139
TypePublic
Owned byFederation of Evangelical Lutheran Parishes in Oulu
Size26.5 hectares (65 acres)[2]
WebsiteOulun hautausmaa
Find a GraveOulu Cemetery

The Oulu Cemetery (Finnish: Oulun hautausmaa) is a cemetery located in the Intiö district close to the city centre of Oulu, Finland.

The cemetery was inaugurated in 1781 by vicar Carl Henrik Ståhle.[1][3] The cemetery was first known as Ståhleborg, after the vicar and the oldest section is still called by that name.[4] There are two funeral chapels in the cemetery; the old chapel (designed by architect Otto F. Holm) was completed in 1923 and is located in the older section,[5] while the new chapel (designed by architect Seppo Valjus) was built in 1972–1973. The crematory is located in the new chapel building.[6]

The cemetery includes a military cemetery section for soldiers fallen in the Second World War. The war graves area with a war memorial was inaugurated in September 1952. The war memorial, The Battle Has Ended (Finnish: Taistelu on päättynyt), was created by sculptor Oskari Jauhiainen.[7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Parish was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Schali1996 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Schali 1996, p. 24.
  4. ^ Schali 1996, p. 24,40.
  5. ^ Schali 1996, p. 58.
  6. ^ Schali 1996, p. 64-65.
  7. ^ Schali 1996, p. 73-74.