title: Municipalities of Kainuu
text: # 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)
  