State of the Environment

The state of the environment in the Oulu region is monitored by the Environment Office.

The development of the state of the environment is constantly monitored in the different sectors of environmental protection. The Environment Office maintains activities such as continuous air quality measurement stations, collection and maintenance of information regarding the state of waste management and water systems, and conducting counts of the bird population in nature preservation areas. The information is compiled into summaries of the state of the environment.

Other authorities producing information regarding the state of the environment include the strategy and information services of the City (in Finnish), the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (in English), and the Council of Oulu Region (in English).

A report is compiled on the state of the environment in the Oulu region every term of the City Board (in Finnish).

Environment Office of the Oulu Region

Visiting address
Solistinkatu 2
90140 Oulu

Postal address
Environment Office of the Oulu Region
PO Box 34
90015 City of Oulu

Telephone number
(08) 558 410 (switchboard)
044 703 6700 (environmental health care helpline, weekdays 9-15)
044 703 6790 (environmental protection helpline and supervision number, weekdays 9-15)

E-mail address
ymparisto(at)ouka.fi

Fax
(08) 557 1490

Hailuoto, Kempele, Liminka, Lumijoki, Muhos, Oulu, Tyrnävä