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Photo: Klaus von Matt

 

Photo: Klaus von Matt

 

Kajaani

Kajaani

Elias Lönnrot lived in Kajaani from 1833 to 1853. During that time, manuscripts of the Kalevala epic and the collection of lyric poems Kanteletar were created, along with many other notable literary works.

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Public Transport

Public Transport

Ontrei Malinen's Kantele Route begins in Kajaani. Kajaani can be reached by car, airplane, train, or bus. Transit from the airport to Kuhmo is provided by taxi. From the railway or bus station, Sotkamo and Kuhmo may be reached by regularly running buses.

 

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What to see in Kajaani

What to see in Kajaani

There are many historically significant attractions in Kajaani: eg. the castle ruins and the statues of Elias Lönnrot and of Eino Leino.

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Lönnrot and Kainuu

Lönnrot and Kainuu

Elias Lönnrot, the Creator of the Kalevala, worked as a district physician in Kajaani from 1833 to 1853. During this period he also travelled to the Kainuu villages where he also carried out his work of collecting poems. Most of the poems compromising the Kalevala were collected in the Viena Karelia, but Lönnrot and his contemporaries recorded a significant number of poems from the Kainuu district.

Recorded on these pages is information about Lönnrot's field trips and the collecting of folk poetry in Kainuu about the time he worked there as a physician and the birth process of the Kalevala epic. A view of Kainuu in 1800's spreads out before our eyes aided by Lönnrot's own travel reports, letters and notes.

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Kajaani