Government budget and revenue in Oulu, Finland: official figures

Net spending on elderly care, including home care and 24-hour service housing, came to €939 per resident in the North Ostrobothnia wellbeing services county, which serves Oulu, in 2025 (4th highest among the nine largest cities; Finland €927).

How Oulu compares with other cities in Finland

Net operating costs of services for older people (€ per resident) (2025)

Oulu ranks 4 of 9, highest first. Each city is shown with the figure of the wellbeing services county that organises its health and social services (Helsinki organises its own).

Net operating costs of somatic specialised medical care (€ per resident) (2025)

Oulu ranks 1 of 9, highest first. Each city is shown with the figure of the wellbeing services county that organises its health and social services (Helsinki organises its own).

Net operating costs of social services for children, youth and families (€ per resident) (2025)

Oulu ranks 6 of 9, highest first. Each city is shown with the figure of the wellbeing services county that organises its health and social services (Helsinki organises its own).

Net operating costs of mental health and substance abuse services (€ per resident) (2025)

Oulu ranks 3 of 9, highest first. Each city is shown with the figure of the wellbeing services county that organises its health and social services (Helsinki organises its own).

State funding tied to health and wellbeing promotion (HYTE coefficient, € per resident) (2025)

Oulu ranks 7 of 9, highest first. Each city is shown with the figure of the wellbeing services county that organises its health and social services (Helsinki organises its own).

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Sources

• Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet: Sotkanet indicator bank, REST API 1.1: 32 indicators (one exact JSON response per indicator, e.g. indicator=5761, plus the region list) on morbidity, primary care, lifestyle, social assistance, homelessness, county election turnout and the net operating costs of wellbeing services counties, 2015-2025, bundled in one zip, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e5b01db4f1e9…)

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