Kuhmo
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Kuhmo is a small town and large municipality (twice the area of Luxembourg) in the Kainuu region, Finland. In a part of Finland struggling with decreasing population, Kuhmo has turned it to their advantage with sound self-irony, such as marketing themselves as the municipality with the hairiest population (clue: think claws). The Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival is the biggest in Finland, with many visitors even from abroad.
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Getting There
Multiple OptionsKuhmo lies amidst the forests and lakes of eastern Finland, some 600 kilometres north of Helsinki. The nearest railway station and airport are in Kajaani, with connections to Kuhmo by bus and taxi. Driving from southern Finland you could use road 9 (E63) from Turku or road 4 (E75) from Helsinki to Jyväskylä, continue along E63 to Kuopio and turn to road 75 to Kuhmo. From the eastern lakeland, use road 5 via Mikkeli and Varkaus (joining E63 before Kuopio) or road 6 via Joensuu (crossroads with road 75 near Nurmes). From Kostomuksha in Russian Karelia you can come via the Vartius/Люття border crossing. The border was closed in 2023, check Finland#Get in....