| Pokkinen | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Oulu |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Finland |
| Subdivision Type1: | City |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oulu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Areas of Oulu |
| Subdivision Name2: | City Centre |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Total: | 2 333 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 90100 |
Pokkinen is a district of the city centre area of Oulu, Finland. Together with districts of Vaara and Vanhatulli, Pokkinen forms the central business district of Oulu. It is bounded by the estuary of the Oulujoki river to the west, the Koskikeskus and Myllytulli districts to the north, the Vaara district to the east and the Vanhatulli district to the south.[2]
Pokkinen is the oldest part of Oulu. The city hall, Oulu Cathedral, the market square and other cultural and municipal institutions are located in the district.