Municipalities of Kainuu
Encyclopedia
The nine municipalities of the Kainuu Region
in Finland
are divided to form two sub-regions
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(Kajana)
2. Vaala
3. Paltamo
4. Ristijärvi
5. Sotkamo
7. Suomussalmi
8. Hyrynsalmi
9. Puolanka
Kainuu
Kainuu is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Northern Ostrobothnia, North Karelia and Northern Savonia. In the east it also borders Russia. Kainuu is known in the ancient Norse sagas as Kvenland....
in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
are divided to form two sub-regions
Sub-regions of Finland
In 2009 Finland is divided into 70 sub-regions . The sub-regions are formed by groups of municipalities within the 19 regions of Finland...
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Kajaani sub-region
1. KajaaniKajaani
Kajaani is a town and municipality in Finland.It is the capital of the Kainuu region. It is located southeast of Oulujärvi , which drains to the Gulf of Bothnia along the Oulujoki . There are inhabitants and city surface area is of which is water. The population density is . The town is...
(Kajana)
2. Vaala
Vaala
Vaala is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the Kainuu region. Established in 1954 , the municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...
3. Paltamo
Paltamo
Paltamo is a municipality of Finland.It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is. There are two built-up areas in the municipality: Kontiomäki and Paltamo...
4. Ristijärvi
Ristijärvi
Ristijärvi is a municipality of Finland.It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is.The municipality is unilingually Finnish.-External links:...
5. Sotkamo
Sotkamo
Sotkamo is a municipality of Finland, located in the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .Vuokatti, west of Sotkamo, is a popular skiing resort...
Kehys-Kainuu sub-region
6. KuhmoKuhmo
Kuhmo is a town and a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . It has a borderline of with Russia....
7. Suomussalmi
Suomussalmi
Suomussalmi is a municipality in Finland and is located in the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish...
8. Hyrynsalmi
Hyrynsalmi
Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region.The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .The municipality is unilingually Finnish....
9. Puolanka
Puolanka
Puolanka is a municipality in Finland located in the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
Former municipalities
- Kajaanin maalaiskunta (merged with Kajaani in 1977)
- Säräisniemi (formed Vaala with a part of UtajärviUtajärviUtajärvi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is...
in 1954) - VuolijokiVuolijokiVuolijoki is a former municipality in Finland. The municipality was consolidated with the city of Kajaani in the beginning of year 2007.Vuolijoki was located in the province of Oulu and was part of the Kainuu region. In 2004 the municipality had a population of 2,643 and covered an area of 895.20...
(merged with Kajaani in 2007)