Kajaani
town in the region of Kainuu in Finland
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Summary
Kajaani is a town[1]. Kajaani ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (804 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kainuu[3]
- Country: Finland[4]
- Head of government: Jari Tolonen[5]
- Instance of: municipality of Finland[6], city[7]
- Official language: Finnish[8]
- Shares border with: Paltamo[9], Pyhäntä[10], Sonkajärvi[11], Sotkamo[12], Vaala[13], Siikalatva[14], Vieremä[15]
- Follows: Vuolijoki[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Östersund Municipality[17], Marquette[18], Jiujiang[19], Nyíregyháza[20], Schwalm-Eder-Kreis[21], Bayonne[22]
- Legislative body: Kajaani City Council[23]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Kajaani[24]
- Commons category: Kajaani[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[26], UTC+03:00[27]
- Inception: 1651[28]
- Official website: https://www.kajaani.fi/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kajaani[30]
- Population: 37,826[31], 37,622[32], 36,373[33], 36,088[34], 35,964[35], 35,842[36], 35,713[37], 35,675[38], 35,562[39], 38,027[40], 38,089[41], 38,132[42], 38,211[43], 38,157[44]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition[45]
- Capital of: Kainuu[46]
- Official name: Kajaanin kaupunki[47], Kajana stad[48]
- Legal form: municipality of Finland[49]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kajaani[50]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kajaani[51]
- Native label: Kajaani[52], Kajana[53]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kajaani[54]
- Different from: Kajaani River[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kajaani include Kajaani Airport[56], an airport[57], in Finland[58], founded in 1957[59].
Why It Matters
Kajaani has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Kajaani is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Kajaani include Kajaani Airport[56], an airport[57], in Finland[58], founded in 1957[59].