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| Region | FI134 |
| Province | Oulu |
| Historical province | Ostrobothnia |
| Area | 21,567 km² |
| Population - Total (August 2006) - Density |
84,740 3. Finland is divided into 20 regions ( maakunta in Finnish, landskap in Swedish) The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics of Finland are used for statistical purposes in a European Union context The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces ( Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län) The Province of Oulu is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland. The historical provinces (historialliset maakunnat singular historiallinen maakunta, historiska landskap of Finland is a legacy of the country's joint history with Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/km² |
| Regional bird | Siberian Jay (Perisoreus infaustus) |
| Regional fish | European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) |
| Regional flora | Heather (Calluna vulgaris) |
 Map highlighting the location of the Region of Kainuu |
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Kainuu (Swedish: Kajanaland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. The Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus, is a Jay who is found in north Eurasia Calluna vulgaris (also known as Ling is the sole species in the Genus Calluna in the family Ericaceae. Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Finland is divided into 20 regions ( maakunta in Finnish, landskap in Swedish) Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It is located in the Oulu province and it borders the regions of Northern Ostrobothnia, North Karelia and Northern Savonia. The Province of Oulu is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland. Northern Ostrobothnia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland. The Region of North Karelia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland. North Savo is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland. In the east it also borders Russia. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
The administrative capital is Kajaani. History Kajaani was founded in 1651 as one of the Finnish cities founded by the Governor General of Finland Per Brahe. Kainuu has around 85,000 inhabitants (2006) and the population is in decline. The nature of Kainuu features forested hills, lakes and vast expanses of uninhabited woods at its most typical — 95% of the land area is forest. The climate is continental. Continental climate is a Climate that is characterized by Winter Temperatures cold enough to support a fixed period of Snow cover each Year
Original inhabitants of Kainuu were Sami hunter-fisherers. The Sami people are the Indigenous people of northern Europe inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway In the 1600s, the Governor General of Finland Per Brahe fostered the population growth of Kainuu by giving a ten year tax exemption to settlers. Governor-General of Finland (Suomen kenraalikuvernööri Generalguvernör av Finland was the military commander and the highest administrator of Finland sporadically Per Brahe may refer to Count Per Brahe the Elder (1520-1590 Swedish statesman Count Per Brahe the Younger (1602-1680 Swedish soldier It was necessary to populate Kainuu with Finnish farmers because the area was threatened from the east by the Russians. The immigrants to Kainuu were mainly from Savo and because of that the Kainuu dialect is very close to the Savo dialect. The Savonian dialects are forms of Finnish language spoken in Savonia and other parts of Eastern Finland. [1]
Currently the population is in decline mainly because the traditional livelihood is agriculture which is not very profitable any more in that region.
The economy of Kainuu is also driven by the lumber industry, which employs 8% of the workforce in the region. [2] In addition, Kainuu Brigade, a base of the Finnish Defence Forces, is located near Kajaani. Kainuu Brigade (Finnish Kainuun prikaati) is a Finnish Army unit situated in Kajaani.
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Historical province
For history, geography and culture see: Ostrobothnia
For origin of the name Kainuu see: Origin of the name Kainuu
Municipalities
Main article: Municipalities of Kainuu
1. Origin of the name Kainuu has been a disputed subject among Finnish historians and linguistics The nine municipalities of the Kainuu Region in Finland are divided to form two districts. Kajaani
2. History Kajaani was founded in 1651 as one of the Finnish cities founded by the Governor General of Finland Per Brahe. Vaala
3. Paltamo
4. History Paltamo was first inhabited 8500 years ago The most sophisticated finding yet has been a weapon shaped like a bear's head Ristijärvi
5. Sotkamo
6. History Sotkamo has grown beside a water route formed by a continuous band of lakes and rivers Kuhmo
7. History In the beginning of 17th century people of Kuhmo were part of parishes of Kajaani and Oulujärvi Suomussalmi
8. Hyrynsalmi
9. Puolanka
Kainuu has nine municipalities. A new, democratically elected organ, the regional council (maakuntavaltuusto), is being tested in Kainuu. The municipalities are independent, but this independence has been questioned as health care, among other responsibilities of the municipalities, is difficult to govern on such a small scale. The municipalities in Kainuu are testing a model, where health care and some other services are produced on the regional level.