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Sotkamo is a municipality of Finland, located in the province of Oulu and 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. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Vuokatti, west of Sotkamo, is a popular skiing resort. The Hiidenportti National Park is located in the municipality. In sports, Sotkamo is known for its Finnish baseball team, Sotkamon Jymy. History: Sotkamo has grown beside a water route formed by a continuous band of lakes and rivers. Half of the water runs to the White Sea and the other half to the Baltic Sea. The so called "Sotkamo route" was one of the most important commercial water routes in the past. It made it possible for the Russians to navigate their commercial vessels through a 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 ... Read more about Sotkamo on Wikipedia

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