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Kainuu
Kainuun maakunta Kajanalands landskap | |
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 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)[1] | |
| • 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]
- ↑ 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