Kainuu
Kajanaland | |
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Region of Kainuu Kainuun maakunta (Finnish) Landskapet Kajanaland (Swedish) | |
![]() Kainuu on a map of Finland | |
Coordinates: 64°30′N 28°00′E / 64.500°N 28.000°E | |
Country | Finland |
Historical province | Ostrobothnia |
Capital | Kajaani |
Other town | Kuhmo |
Government | |
• 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 (2019).[1] | |
• Total | 72,306 |
• Density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €2.111 billion (2015) |
• Per capita | €26,779 (2015) |
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 (The Song of the Starving Land) |
Website | www.kainuu.fi/ |
Kainuu, also historically known as Cajania[3] (Swedish: Kajanaland), is one of the 19 regions of Finland (maakunta / landskap). Kainuu borders the regions of North Ostrobothnia, North Savo and North Karelia. In the east, it also borders Russia (Republic of Karelia).
Culturally Kainuu is part of larger Eastern-Finnish cultural heritage. The dialect of Kainuu resembles Savonian and Karelian dialects.
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