Kajaani

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Kajaani is a small city in central Finland known for its historic castle ruins and role as a regional cultural and economic center in the Kainuu region.

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Kajaani canonical 28
Kajaani urban area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
climate subarctic climate
connectedByRoad Finnish national road 5
Finnish national road 6
country Finland
distanceTo approximately 180 km southeast of Oulu
approximately 560 km north of Helsinki
economySector education
forestry
information technology
services
tourism
wood processing
foundedBy Per Brahe the Younger
foundedIn 1651
governingBody Kajaani City Council
hasHigherEducationInstitution Kajaani University of Applied Sciences
hasHistoricSite Kajaani Castle ruins
hasLandmark Kajaani Art Museum
Kajaani Castle
Kajaani Church
Kajaani City Theatre
Kajaani Town Hall
Kaukametsä cultural centre
hasPopulation approximately 36,000 (early 2020s)
hasRiverFeature hydropower plants on the Kajaaninjoki
hasSportsClub AC Kajaani
Hokki (ice hockey)
hasTransportation Kajaani Airport
Kajaani railway station
hasUniversityOfAppliedSciences Kajaani University of Applied Sciences
historicalProvince Ostrobothnia
hostsEvent Kajaani Poetry Week
isRegionalCenterOf Kainuu
languageOfficial Finnish
locatedIn Kainuu
central Finland
linked to: Central Finland
locatedNearLake Oulujärvi
locatedOnRiver Kajaaninjoki
mayorTitle City Manager
modernProvince Oulu Province (until 2009)
linked to: Oulu Province
notableNearbyFeature Lake Oulujärvi archipelago
postalCodeRange 87100–87999
region Kainuu
role regional cultural center of Kainuu
regional economic center of Kainuu
subRegion Kajaani sub-region
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kainuu hasCapital Kajaani
Kainuu administrativeCenter Kajaani
Kainuu containsCity Kajaani
Region of Kainuu capital Kajaani
Region of Kainuu contains Kajaani
Region of Kainuu largestCity Kajaani
Oulu Province (historical) populationCenter Kajaani urban area
linked to: Kajaani
Oulujärvi nearbyCity Kajaani
Kajaani sub-region contains Kajaani
Highway 5 (Finland) connects Kajaani
Sotkamo locatedEastOf Kajaani
Elias Lönnrot workLocation Kajaani
Kainuu capital Kajaani
subject linked to: Kainuu region
Kainuu administrativeCenter Kajaani
subject linked to: Kainuu region
Kainuu containsSettlement Kajaani
subject linked to: Kainuu region