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Kajaani

Kajaani is a town and municipality in Finland and the administrative capital of the Kainuu region. It lies south-east of Oulujärvi, which drains to the Gulf of Bothnia along Oulujoki. Wikivoyage

Population 36,370 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Finland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Finland

Getting there

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Through the year

  1. Kajaani Poetry Week

    July

    Annual poetry festival spreads all around the town in July

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Kajaani); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Kauppatori

    No hours mapped

    2.7 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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