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Sotkamo
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Sotkamo is a municipality of Finland, located in the Kainuu region about east of Kajaani, the capital of Kainuu. Vuokatti, in west of Sotkamo, is the most populous village in the municipality and also a popular skiing resort. Both Hiidenportti National Park and Tiilikkajärvi National Park are located in the municipality.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Sotkamo
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Sotkamon Makasiinimuseon yleiskuva.jpg
Settlement.image_alt
Street in Sotkamo with Granary Museum
Settlement.image_shield
Sotkamo.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Sotkamo sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Sotkamo in Finland
Settlement.mapframe
yes
Settlement.mapframe marker
city
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kainuu
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kajaani
Settlement.leader_title
Municipality manager
Settlement.leader_name
Mika Kilpeläinen
Settlement.timezone
EET

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Villages
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
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Sotkamo is a municipality of Finland, located in the Kainuu region about east of Kajaani, the capital of Kainuu. Vuokatti, in west of Sotkamo, is the most populous village in the municipality and also a popular skiing resort. Both Hiidenportti National Park and Tiilikkajärvi National Park are located in the municipality.

The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sotkamo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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