Kajaani

Summary

Kajaani is a town^[1]. Kajaani ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (254 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kajaani is located in Kainuu^[3].
• Kajaani is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Kajaani's head of government is recorded as Jari Tolonen^[5].
• Kajaani's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Kajaani's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[7].
• Kajaani's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Kajaani's official language is recorded as Finnish^[9].
• Kajaani's shares border with is recorded as Paltamo^[10].
• Kajaani's shares border with is recorded as Pyhäntä^[11].
• Kajaani's shares border with is recorded as Sonkajärvi^[12].
• Kajaani's shares border with is recorded as Sotkamo^[13].
• Kajaani's shares border with is recorded as Vaala^[14].
• Kajaani's shares border with is recorded as Siikalatva^[15].
• Kajaani's shares border with is recorded as Vieremä^[16].
• Kajaani followed Vuolijoki^[17].
• Kajaani's twinned administrative body is recorded as Östersund Municipality^[18].
• Kajaani's twinned administrative body is recorded as Marquette^[19].
• Kajaani's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jiujiang^[20].
• Kajaani's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nyíregyháza^[21].
• Kajaani's twinned administrative body is recorded as Schwalm-Eder-Kreis^[22].
• Kajaani's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bayonne^[23].
• Kajaani's legislative body is recorded as Kajaani City Council^[24].
• Kajaani's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Kajaani^[25].
• Kajaani's Commons category is recorded as Kajaani^[26].
• Kajaani's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[27].

Body

Founding

1651 marks the founding of Kajaani^[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kajaanin kaupunki'}^[29] and {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Kajana stad'}^[30]. Kajaani followed Vuolijoki^[17].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kajaani include Kajaani Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in Finland^[33], founded in 1957^[34].

Why It Matters

Kajaani ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (254 views/month).^[2] Kajaani has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Kajaani is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Kajaani include Kajaani Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in Finland^[33], founded in 1957^[34].