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Sotkamo is a municipality of Finland.
Sotkamo is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 10,852 (2005) and covers an area of 2,950.15 km² of which 300.46 km² is water. The population density is 4.0 inhabitants per km².
Highlights: Sotkamo is known for its magnificent nature. Series of seven hills of Vuokatti, reflecting to four large lakes. Enormous wilderness that leads untouchable from Finland all the way to the Siberian side of the Pacific Ocean starts from the Sotkamo. During the 19th century Sotkamo was visited by the artists of so called golden era for example: Akseli Gallen-Kallela and Hugo Simberg. Many of the classical pieces of golden era were painted in Sotkamo. Louis Sparre on the walking trail from Kajaani to Sotkamo climbed on the top of Vuokatti with Gallen-Kallela saw the valley of lakes, sandy beaches and dark forests spotted by small houses and fields he sighted "Eldorado". Hiukka Beach is a mile long sand beach right in the town center of Sotkamo. It´s popular place for swimming and sun bathing. During the summer nights it is also a place for a party.
History: Sotkamo has grown by the water route formed by continuous band of lakes and rivers, on the watershed area. Half of the water runs to the White Sea and the other half to the Baltic Sea. The so called "Sotkamo route" has been one of the most important commercial water routes in the past. It made posible for the Russians to navigate their commercial vessels trough curly and labyrinth like water route deep from the Russian inland all the way to the Baltic Sea. The same water route has been used by soldiers of Russia, Sweden and Denmark to rob and ravage this remote countryside for centuries. The name Sotkamo comes either from the finnish word "sotku" which means a mess and refers to the obscure water route or from the word "sotka" which was a general name for water birds in ancient Finnish.
Vuokatti, west of Sotkamo, is a skiing resort.
Sotkamo is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 10,852 (2005) and covers an area of 2,950.15 km² of which 300.46 km² is water. The population density is 4.0 inhabitants per km².
Highlights: Sotkamo is known for its magnificent nature. Series of seven hills of Vuokatti, reflecting to four large lakes. Enormous wilderness that leads untouchable from Finland all the way to the Siberian side of the Pacific Ocean starts from the Sotkamo. During the 19th century Sotkamo was visited by the artists of so called golden era for example: Akseli Gallen-Kallela and Hugo Simberg. Many of the classical pieces of golden era were painted in Sotkamo. Louis Sparre on the walking trail from Kajaani to Sotkamo climbed on the top of Vuokatti with Gallen-Kallela saw the valley of lakes, sandy beaches and dark forests spotted by small houses and fields he sighted "Eldorado". Hiukka Beach is a mile long sand beach right in the town center of Sotkamo. It´s popular place for swimming and sun bathing. During the summer nights it is also a place for a party.
History: Sotkamo has grown by the water route formed by continuous band of lakes and rivers, on the watershed area. Half of the water runs to the White Sea and the other half to the Baltic Sea. The so called "Sotkamo route" has been one of the most important commercial water routes in the past. It made posible for the Russians to navigate their commercial vessels trough curly and labyrinth like water route deep from the Russian inland all the way to the Baltic Sea. The same water route has been used by soldiers of Russia, Sweden and Denmark to rob and ravage this remote countryside for centuries. The name Sotkamo comes either from the finnish word "sotku" which means a mess and refers to the obscure water route or from the word "sotka" which was a general name for water birds in ancient Finnish.
Vuokatti, west of Sotkamo, is a skiing resort.
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