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Kainuu

*Kainuun maakunta*
*Kajanalands landskap*
Kainuu Kainuun maakunta; Kajanalands landskap
Region
	Flag Coat of arms
	Kainuu on a map of Finland
	Coordinates: 64°30′N 28°00′E / 64.500°N 28.000°E
Country	Finland
Government
• Type	Region of Finland
• Regional Mayor	Pentti Malinen
• Chairman of the Regional Assembly	Pentti Kettunen
• Chairman of the Regional Board	Timo Korhonen
Area
• Total	22,687.38 km2 (8,759.65 sq mi)
Population (January, 2016)
• Total	75 415
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	FI-05
NUTS	134
Regional bird	Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus)
Regional fish	European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)
Regional flower	Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Regional Stone	Greenschist
Regional lake	Oulujärvi
Regional song	Nälkämaan laulu
Website	www.kainuu.fi

Kainuu is a region in eastern Finland. As of January 2015, there were about 75 000 people living there. It is next to Northern Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia and North Karelia.

Kainuu is a multi-cultural area.^[2]

Municipalities

Kainuu has 8 municipalities of which two are cities (marked bold). The population is displayed on the right side of the municipal names. In the early 2016 the municipality of Vaala became part of the region of Northern Ostrobothnia.^[3]

Hyrynsalmi (2,432)^[1]
Kuhmo (8,820)^[1]
Puolanka (2,784)^[1]
Suomussalmi (8,342)^[1]
Kajaani (37,664)^[1]
Paltamo (3,493)^[1]
Ristijärvi (1,356)^[1]
Sotkamo (10,524)^[1]

Changes in the regions municipalities

Vaala

Related pages

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 Population in the Kainuu region Kainuu population statistics. Statistics Finland. Referenced on 01.20.2016
↑ Sotkan maa - Sotkamo, Alpo Komulainen ISBN 9519637567 001 1 398 page 7
↑ Vaala siirtyy Kainuusta Pohjois-Pohjanmaahan vuoden 2016 alusta Press release. Ministry of Finance. Referenced on the 01.21.2016

Other websites

Webpages
About Kainuu in English Archived 2016-02-06 at the Wayback Machine (in English)

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[Ref2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 Population in the Kainuu region Kainuu population statistics. Statistics Finland. Referenced on 01.20.2016

[2] Sotkan maa - Sotkamo, Alpo Komulainen ISBN 9519637567 001 1 398 page 7

[3] Vaala siirtyy Kainuusta Pohjois-Pohjanmaahan vuoden 2016 alusta Press release. Ministry of Finance. Referenced on the 01.21.2016

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