Oulun

Oulun is the genitive form of the Finnish city name Oulu. In Finnish grammar, the genitive marks possession or association, and Oulun appears in many phrases and official titles. It is used to link something to Oulu, for example in Oulun kaupungin hallinto (the administration of the City of Oulu) and Oulun yliopisto (the University of Oulu).

Taken alone, Oulun does not denote a separate place; it functions as part of a noun phrase. The nominative form is Oulu, and other inflected forms occur in different grammatical cases.

A brief context about Oulu: Oulu is a city in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland, located at the mouth of the Oulujoki river on the Gulf of Bothnia. It is a regional center for education and technology, home to the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, and it hosts cultural events and conferences. The city has a northern climate with cold winters and mild summers.