Villages in Kainuu

thumb|260px|Lake Sapsojärvet and ski lifts on Vuokatinvaara hill. thumb|260px|Ski jumping tower at Vuokatti ski resort, Sotkamo. Vuokatti is an urban area that is a physically separate part of the municipality of Sotkamo, Finland. It is home to more than 6,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populous urban area in the region of Kainuu, after the main urban area of the municipality of Kajaani. Vuokatti is also the name of the nearby forested hill range and the urban area's train station.

thumb|Old bar in Otanmäki village Otanmäki () is a village to the south-west of Kajaani, Finland. Otanmäki is located in Vuolijoki within the bounds of the City of Kajaani municipality.

Paltaniemi is a village on the shores of Lake Oulujärvi, about north of the Kajaani's town center in Kainuu, Finland. It has a population of 291 inhabitants (in December 2020). The Kajaani Airport is located in the eastern side of the village.

thumb|right|240px|Pohjavaara. Pohjavaara is a village in the municipality of Sotkamo in Kainuu, Finland. There are many organic farmers in the village, which is known its potatoes. Pohjavaara's postal code is 88490.