Kainuu

Kainuu Kajanaland
Region
Region of Kainuu Kainuun maakunta (Finnish) Landskapet Kajanaland (Swedish)
Flag Coat of arms
Kainuu on a map of Finland
Coordinates: 64°30′N 28°00′E / 64.500°N 28.000°E / 64.500; 28.000
Country	Finland
Historical province	Ostrobothnia
Capital	Kajaani
Other town	Kuhmo
Government
• 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  (2019).[1]
• Total	72,306
• Density	3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	€2.111 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€26,779 (2015)
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 (The Song of the Starving Land)
Website	www.kainuu.fi/

Kainuu (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑi̯nuː]), also historically known as Cajania^[3] (Swedish: Kajanaland), is one of the 19 regions of Finland (maakunta / landskap). Kainuu borders the regions of North Ostrobothnia, North Savo and North Karelia. In the east, it also borders Russia (Republic of Karelia).

Culturally Kainuu is part of larger Eastern-Finnish cultural heritage. The dialect of Kainuu resembles Savonian and Karelian dialects.