Kauniainen (pop. 8500) is one of the four towns in the metropolitan area. It is surrounded by its neighbouring town Espoo, 15 km west of Helsinki. The history of Kauniainen goes back to the beginning of the 20th century, when a company was founded that started to sell summer house premises for people in Helsinki. The town has retained its original characteristics and this has played an important part in its development. The majority of the houses are still small and close to nature.
The Culture Centre Vallmogård is a Jugend-style villa from 1907. It was built for the writer Mikael Lybeck and was owned by his family until 1948. During 1948 - 1956 it was used as a hospital for the war-disabled and later as a town office.
The Railway station was completed in 1908 and has retained its original look.
The Kauniala Veteran Hospital was founded in 1910 as the health spa Bad Grankulla. From 1945 onwards it has functioned as a rehabilitation hospital of the Veterans' Union.
Kauniainen Church (from 1983, designed by Kristian Gullichsen) resembles the Mediterranean architectural style from the early days of Christianity.
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 Travel info. Municipal info, inhabitants: 8500, area: 6 km2.  Architecture, statue, church, built in the year 1983. |
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A magnificent ridge landscape on a neck between two lakes (18 hectares). Camping cottages, holiday cottages, tent- and caravan places, a lakeshore sauna, a cafeteria and a good beach. A nature trail to the Toriseva gorge lakes.
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B&B Accommodation for max. 15 persons on a functioning farm. Dining, meetings, celebrations, recreational days and programme services for groups at request.
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  Bed and breakfast, guest house. Farm holidays, working farm. Double rooms. Family rooms.  Nature / animals, domestic animals, sheep.  Program services (activities). Sauna.  Open, by request, also at another time. |
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 Bed and breakfast, guest house, in rooms, no pets. |
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Travel information, guide services, sightseeing tours, programme and conference services, permits for recreational fishing, cultural and recreational services, travel marketing of Kajaani and the Kainuu region, sale of tickets.
Kajaani is the administrative, economic and cultural centre of the Kainuu region.
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Travel info, brochures, maps. Guide service. Municipal info, inhabitants: 38000, area: 2264 km2, primary industries:, trade, tourism, services, industry.   Conference facilities, festivities, rooms suitable for (no. of persons): 500.  Program services (activities). Fishing, fishing licences for sale. |
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