Kainuu Central Hospital (formerly Kajaani Central Hospital), ie KAKS, provides specialist medical care services in Kainuu . The hospital has departments for several medical specialties and cooperates with Oulu University Hospital . Kainuu Sote is currently building a new central hospital, which is scheduled for completion in 2022. Kainuu Central Hospital operates in Kajaani’s Palokangas (Sairaalanmäki) at Sotkamontie 13. The hospital’s emergency department is also responsible for Kainuu’s health center emergency […]
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Kajaani University of Applied Sciences is a university of applied sciences located in the town of Kajaani. There are approximately 2200 students and 230 members of staff at KAMK. Kajaani University of Applied Sciences has achieved success nationally in Ministry of Education and Culture outcome barometers where the quality of teaching and counselling has been considered the […]

Kajaani is the most populous town and the capital of the Kainuu Region of Finland. It is located southeast of Lake Oulu (Oulujärvi), which drains into the Gulf of Bothnia through the Oulu River (Oulujoki). The town was founded in the 17th century, fuelled by the growth of the tar industry, but it was preceded by a long history of settlements. During the Great Northern War it succumbed to […]