Oulujärvi

[ oh-loo-yahr-vee, ou-; Finnish oh-loo-yar-vi ]

noun

1. a lake in central Finland, draining through the Oulu River to the Gulf of Bothnia.

Example Sentences

The Oulujärvi lake is a terror to the tar-boats, for it is one of the largest lakes in Finland, and when there is a storm the fragile tar-boat is forced to hug the land for safety, or draw up altogether and lie-to until the storm has spent itself.

From Project Gutenberg

From Kajana to Uleåborg one travels down the splendid Oulu river and across the Oulujärvi lake, joining the river again on the other side of Waala.

From Project Gutenberg

The next morning at seven A.M. we left Kajana in a very small steamboat to cross the great Oulujärvi lake, and arrived about twelve at Waala, where our own tar-boat was awaiting us.

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