Kainuu

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.Sotkan maa - Sotkamo, Alpo Komulainen   001  1 398 page 7

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

23px Hyrynsalmi (2,432)
23px Kuhmo (8,820)
23px Puolanka (2,784)
23px Suomussalmi (8,342)
23px Kajaani (37,664)
23px Paltamo (3,493)
23px Ristijärvi (1,356)
23px Sotkamo (10,524)

Changes in the regions municipalities

23px Vaala

Related pages
Åland Islands
Central Finland
Central Ostrobothnia
Kanta-Häme
Kymenlaakso
Finnish Lapland
North Karelia
Northern Ostrobothnia
Northern Savonia
Ostrobothnia (region)
Päijänne Tavastia
Pirkanmaa
Satakunta
South Karelia
Southern Ostrobothnia
Southern Savonia
Southwest Finland
Uusimaa

 References 

 Other websites 

 Webpages
 About Kainuu in English  

Category:Kainuu