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Kajaani (Swedish Kajana) is a town and municipality in Finland.

It is located in the province of Oulu and is the capital of the Kainuu region. It is located southeast of Oulujärvi (Lake Oulu), which drains to the Gulf of Bothnia along the Oulujoki (river Oulu).

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Finnair serves 3 flights a day from Helsinki. Kajaani airport (IATA:KAJ) locates 7 kilometres northwest from Kajaani centre. There is local bus number 4 links between the airport and the centre.

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There are many trains every day from Helsinki via Kuopio or Oulu. Kajaani train station locates near the centre within walk distance. For more information [1]

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There is a bus everyday from Helsinki. 3-4 buses a day from Oulu and Joensuu. And several more from Kuopio. For more information [2]

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• Kajaani Art Museum (Kajaanin taidemuseo), Linnankatu 14 (In front of the 2nd town hall), ☎ (08)61552599, [3]. Sun-Frid 10-17, Wed 10-20 (closed Sat). This small, two-story art museum in the middle of downtown Kajaani exhibits a wide variety of art, in medium, content and theme. Photography, videography, installation art, and more can be found here. Exhibits change about 6 times a year. They also offer workshops, lectures, and performances (in Finnish, of course). There is little to no English available here, but that's rarely an issue. (Take a Finn with you if you'd like a more detailed description of each piece of art.) The museum is in front of the historic, yellow town hall (which features a clock tower). Just look for the nondescript, white-gray building with the word Taidemuseo on it. 2 euros (free on Wed).  edit

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• Kajaani Castle (Kajaanin linna), middle of the Ammankoski bridge (Follow the river or Ahontie road). This 17th century ruin of Kajaani castle (fortress is a more likely term) doesn't offer much more than the experience of walking through the ruins of a 400-year-old castle. There are a few plaques placed around the castle (in English, as well as others) that detail its history and the placement and purpose of the original rooms. 15 to 20 minutes is plenty of time to explore the castle and its grounds. Free.  edit

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• Ravintola Sirius, Brahenkatu 5, ☎ (08) 612 2087, [4]. Mon-Fri 10.30 AM-5 PM. Tasty, no-nonsense Finnish food with a good wine list. Main dishes €6.5-14, fixed menu a little more. (64.228665,27.733097) edit

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