Most important buildings

The oldest building in the town centre is the Town Hall from 1831 that was designed by C. L. Engel's office.

Just beside the Town Hall lies the former police station, which now houses Kajaani Art Museum. A good representative of the Functional style, it was built according to the plans of Eino Pitkänen, a local architect who has designed many impressive buildings in Kajaani.
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Designed by architect Jac Ahrenberg, Kajaani's Lutheran church was completed in 1896.
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The Orthodox church was built in the 1950's. Its valuable wall frescos were painted some years ago.
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The famous picture church in Paltaniemi was completed in the 1720's.
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The railway station was built in 1904-1905.
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The theatre building, former town hall, was completed in 1905.
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