Municipalities of Kainuu
# Municipalities of Kainuu

The 8 municipalities of the Kainuu Region (Swedish: Kajanaland) in Finland are divided into two sub-regions.

## Kajaani sub-region

* Kajaani (Kajana)
* Paltamo
* Ristijärvi
* Sotkamo

## Kehys-Kainuu sub-region

* Hyrynsalmi
* Kuhmo
* Puolanka
* Suomussalmi

## Former municipalities

* Kajaanin maalaiskunta (merged with Kajaani in 1977)
* Säräisniemi (formed Vaala with a part of Utajärvi in 1954)
* Vuolijoki (merged with Kajaani in 2007)
* Vaala (moved to North Ostrobothnia region in 2016)
