Kainuu

Kainuu, also historically known as Cajania, is one of the 19 regions of Finland. Kainuu borders the regions of North Ostrobothnia, North Savo and North Karelia. In the east, it also borders Russia. Culturally Kainuu is part of larger Eastern-Finnish cultural heritage. The dialect of Kainuu resembles Savonian and Karelian dialects.
  • Capital: Kajaani
  • Country: Finland
  • Historical province: Ostrobothnia
  • Other town: Kuhmo
  • Time zone: UTC+2 (EET)
  • ISO 3166 code: FI-05
  • NUTS: 134
Data from: en.wikipedia.org