Kajaani (river)
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| Kajaani River | |
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 Timber floating in the Ämmäkoski rapids | |
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| Country | Finland |
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| • location | Lake Nuasjärvi |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Oulujärvi |
Kajaani River (Finnish: Kajaaninjoki; Swedish: Kajana älv) is a river in the region of Kainuu, Finland.
The river runs from Lake Nuasjärvi to Lake Oulujärvi through the town of Kajaani. From there the waters flow through the Oulujoki river into the Gulf of Bothnia. The river drains a chain of lakes that originates in the municipalities of Kuhmo and Sotkamo in Kainuu (Finnish: Sotkamon reitti).[1]
Kajaani Castle, a ruined 17th-century greystone fortress is located on an islet in the Kajaani River, between the Ämmäkoski and Koivukoski rapids.[2]: 131 Before the castle was built in the early 17th century and named Cajanaborg, the river was known as Vuohenginjoki, Vuohenkijoki, or Vuohenki. The name Ämmänjoki was also used, derived from the Ämmäkoski rapids.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kajaani River". Visit Kajaani. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ Gardberg, Carl Jacob; Welin, Per-Olof (1993). Suomen keskiaikaiset linnat. Helsingissä: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-11992-0.
- ^ Heikkinen, Reijo (2024-02-15). "Vuolaan Kajaaninjoen vaiheita ja kohteita". Joen tarinoita (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ Paikkala, Sirkka (2007). "Kajaani". Suomalainen paikannimikirja (in Finnish). Helsinki: Karttakeskus. ISBN 978-951-593-976-0.
External links
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Media related to Kajaaninjoki at Wikimedia Commons
64°13′52″N 027°43′10″E / 64.23111°N 27.71944°E
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