Kajaani

For the river, see Kajaani (river).

Kajaani
Kajana
Town
Kajaanin kaupunki
Kajana stad
The old Town hall
The old Town hall
Coat of arms of Kajaani
Coat of arms
Location of Kajaani in Finland
Location of Kajaani in Finland
Coordinates: 64°13.5′N 027°44′E / 64.2250°N 27.733°E / 64.2250; 27.733
Country Finland
RegionKainuu
Sub-regionKajaani sub-region
Charter6 March 1651[1][2][3][4]
Government
[5]
 • MayorJari Tolonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[6]
 • Total
2,263.99 km2 (874.13 sq mi)
 • Land1,834.83 km2 (708.43 sq mi)
 • Water428.94 km2 (165.61 sq mi)
 • Rank33rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[7]
 • Total
36,517
 • Rank32nd largest in Finland
 • Density19.9/km2 (52/sq mi)
Demonymkajaanilainen (Finnish)
Population by native language
[7]
 • Finnish93% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others6.8%
Population by age
[8]
 • 0 to 1415.6%
 • 15 to 6460.4%
 • 65 or older24%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Kajaani (ca-YAA-nee; Finnish: [ˈkɑjɑːni]), historically known as Cajanaburg[10] (Swedish: Kajana), is a town in Finland and the regional capital of Kainuu. Kajaani is located southeast of Lake Oulu, which drains into the Gulf of Bothnia through the Oulu River. The population of Kajaani is approximately 37,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 51,000. It is the 32nd most populous municipality in Finland.

The town was founded in the 17th century, fueled by the growth of the tar industry, but it was preceded by a long history of settlements. During the Great Northern War it succumbed to Russian forces, who ruined Kajaani Castle in 1716. Today, the local economy is mainly driven by the sawmill, lumber, and paper industries, although UPM Kymmene's paper mill, the main employer from 1907 until 2008, has since closed. Kajaani's church was built in 1896 in the Neo-Gothic style by the architect Jac Ahrenberg to replace an earlier church. Kajaani's town theatre was established in 1969.

Kajaani is home to two football clubs, AC Kajaani and Kajaanin Haka, and the ice hockey team Hokki. The Kajaani University of Applied Sciences was established in 1992. Kajaani is also home to LUMI, the "fastest supercomputer in the EU", which is located on the former paper mill site of UPM.[11]

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  2. ^ Thomas Riis; Julia-K. Büthe (1 August 2000). Studien zur Geschichte des Ostseeraumes III. www.verlag-ludwig.de. p. 51. ISBN 978-87-7838-260-3.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference kajaani was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference agricola was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Mayor's greeting". kajaani.fi. Kajaani. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Cajanaburg", Encyclopaedia Britannica, vol. II (1st ed.), Edinburgh: Colin Macfarquhar, 1771.
  11. ^ Larabel, Michael (13 June 2022). "LUMI Inaugurated As Europe's Most Powerful Supercomputer - Powered By AMD CPUs/GPUs". www.phoronix.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.