Otanmäki () is a village to the south-west of

Kajaani Kajaani (; ), is a town in Finland and the regional capital of Kainuu. Kajaani is located southeast of Oulujärvi, Lake Oulu, which drains into the Gulf of Bothnia through the Oulujoki, Oulu River. The population of Kajaani is approximately , w ...

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. Otanmäki is located in

Vuolijoki Vuolijoki () is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality in Finland. The municipality was consolidated with the city of Kajaani in the beginning of year 2007. Vuolijoki was located in the provinces of Finland, province of ...

within the bounds of the City of Kajaani municipality. The railway rolling stock manufacturer Škoda Transtech Oy has a factory in Otanmäki, which has produced many of VR's railway carriages. In the early 1950s, the Canadian actor

Donald Sutherland Donald McNichol Sutherland (17 July 1935 – 20 June 2024) was a Canadian actor. With a career spanning six decades, he received List of awards and nominations received by Donald Sutherland, numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award ...

was an

exchange student A student exchange program is a program in which students from a secondary school (high school) or higher education study abroad at one of their institution's partner institutions. A student exchange program may involve international travel, bu ...

in Finland for four months and he lived in Otanmäki, among other places.

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Škoda Transtech OyOtanmäki kyläyhdistys ry
(in Finnish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Otanmaki Kajaani Villages in Kainuu