Kayani is far from Russia, but the domestic tourist gets here. The city is good for a relaxing holiday - horseback riding, fishing, hiking. And nearby are more popular places like Kuhmo and Hossa. In addition, you can easily get to the famous ski resort of Vuokatti from Kajaani.
Fishermen love this city. The local river with the purest water gives salmon, grayling and whitefish. Everywhere there are places for fishermen. You can come to Kajaani without equipment, there are plenty of rental points here
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How to get to
Kayani climbed to 500 kilometers from the Russian border. It can be reached by any type of transport - by plane, train or bus.
The city is located at the crossroads of the road routes of other regions - Oulu, Tampere, Helsinki. The road from nearby large settlements will take a couple of hours. More than 20 bus routes are organized to the Vuokatti ski slopes.
By train, you can reach Kajaani from any Finnish city. Also trains run from Moscow and St. Petersburg via Kouvola.
As for the flights, the airport is located 7 kilometers from Kajaani. The flight from Helsinki takes just over an hour.
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Transportation
In the town of 40 thousand inhabitants the best mode of transport is your car or bicycle. You can order a taxi, but, most likely, it will be expensive. Mini-buses run between cities, which can be picked up in the center of Kajaani.
Cuisine and restaurants
The city has a good selection of restaurants with different cuisine. There are Asian countries that have penetrated into all the countries, for the lovers of ordinary food there is something Central European. There are pubs with cheap alcohol and discos for people of all ages in the city.
Gourmets are advised to try traditional dishes for this area in Kajaani. For example, a salmon soup or a cake of cheese, baked with creamy gravy and sprinkled with cloudberries. The Finns themselves believe that the best in the country rye bread and ice cream with the addition of tar. Exotics are cleaner than Chinese cuisine
Shops
Finland is one of the favorite shop-countries of Russians. In Kajaani there are plenty of shops for tourists, where you can buy quality goods for a small price. Vacationers take everything - from heated jackets to pans. In the heat of shopping, you do not always realize the expediency of a purchase.
In Kajaani, the shops work not for long, mostly until 17-18.00. And on the weekend try to close even earlier.
Kajaani hotels
In Kajaani a wide range of accommodation facilities - you can rent a hotel 3-5 "stars", apartments for the weekend, stay at the campsite. Each hotel offers tours and sightseeing tours to the region. Most of the hotels are located near the Kajaani River, the airport or the railway station.
One of the features of local hotels is the offer of a game of golf. You are taken to the site, which is best marked by many experts. Here you can practice on your own or hire an instructor.
Accommodation costs in local hotels - from 80 EUR. A standard room in a hotel with good food, a swimming pool, a sauna and free internet will cost 100-120 EUR.
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- To get to the festival - festivals of jazz, chamber music, folk dances are held in the city. The most famous are "Week of Poetry" and a dance festival in February. On the poetic holiday poems from "Kalevala" are heard. His compiler - Elias Lennrot - comes from Kajaani. Poems in Finnish understand difficult, but the language of dance is available to all.
- Catch fish in the center of the city - usually the fishermen go to the river or the lake, away from the hustle and bustle. In Kajaani special chic - to catch fish in the center. And the catch will be rich: a couple of salmons will be definitely pulled out.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Kajaani
Several major Kajaani attractions related to the history and nature of the region
Christmas village
This village appears in the city in time of one of Finland's most favorite holiday - Christmas. In the forest houses you can try fabulous drinks and play with funny creatures. In some places they are terrible, but harmless.
The path leads to the village, and the guide is a gnome. He talks about the peculiarities of the village, how to behave and what awaits the guests. Children love the Christmas village, they wait - they will not wait when it opens.
Smalany Canal
The city has a resin channel Ammyakoski mid-century before. This is the only functioning sample in the world. Resin boats can still walk here.
The canal was closed for a while, but again started work in the 80s of the last century. Every year in Kajaani there is a solemn display of resin boats - the ones that plowed the river many years ago.
Fishing
In Kajaani the best place for fishing is the Linnavirta area, where you can see the old fortress. The permission for catching should be obtained in the house of the gatekeeper. Permission is free.
Kajaani is popular fishing in the city center where you can catch taimen or grayling, as well as on the forest lakes Ruukhiyarvi and Valkealampi
Kayani Castle
This castle was built in the 17th century on one of the islands the Kajaani River. The castle worked as a city government, a prison and a refuge during wars.
Russian soldiers several months besieged the castle during the Northern War. As a result, local residents surrendered, and Russian troops blew up the fortress and took the prisoners to Russia.
In the 20th century the castle was tried to save, modify, reconstruct. But still we got mostly ruins. You can get to the castle island for free. During the holidays, mass festivities take place here. Right in the middle of the ruins.