Kainuun maakunta Kajanalands landskap
Region
Flag Coat of arms
Kainuu on a map of Finland
Coordinates: 64°30′N 28°00′E / 64.500°N 28.000°E / 64.500; 28.000Coordinates: 64°30′N 28°00′E / 64.500°N 28.000°E / 64.500; 28.000
Country	Finland
Government
• Type	Region of Finland
• Regional Mayor	Pentti Malinen
• Chairman of the Regional Assembly	Pentti Kettunen
• Chairman of the Regional Board	Timo Korhonen
Area
• Total	22,687.38 km2 (8,759.65 sq mi)
Population  (January, 2016)
• Total	75 415
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	FI-05
NUTS	134
Regional bird	Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus)
Regional fish	European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)
Regional flower	Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Regional Stone	Greenschist
Regional lake	Oulujärvi
Regional song	Nälkämaan laulu
Website	www.kainuu.fi

Kainuu is a region in eastern Finland. As of January 2015, there were about 75 000 people living there. It is next to Northern Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia and North Karelia.

Kainuu is a multi-cultural area.