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The first Finnish settlers came to Paltamo in 1552
when the Swedish King
Gustaf
Wasa decided to conquer this wilderness from
There is a
stone monument for these settlers on the top of Kiehimänvaara hill.
Kivesvaara
hill (295 m above sea level) is one of the highest places in Paltamo.
There used
to be a ski resort decade ago. Nowadays we can only enjoy these fine sceneries
up on the high hill.
You can
see
The name
“Paltamo” comes from the bank (“palte” in Finnish) by
The second
and third
The old cemetery
was also damanged and local people found human skulls and bones from the lake.
The fourth
The first church (1559) was burned by the
Karelians in the late 1500’s.
The second church (1599) was destroyed during a
heavy earthquake.
The third church (1664) was burned by the
Russians in 1716.
This fourth church
(1726) of Paltamo was built after the Great Wrath in Paltaniemi.
The roof
is full of paintings made by Emanuel Granberg in 1778-1781.
Best
preserved on its original appearance is “The Last Judgement” above the main
door.
Part of
the latter has been covered later because it caused too general shocks
especially among women.
The
the fifth church in the history of Paltamo. There
is a small Greek Orthodox community in this area.
This church was built in 1946 just after the WW2. They are mainly
refugees from the
The older churches are situated in Paltaniemi cape near
Kajaani. during the WW2 to the
Mieslahti (Man’s Bay in English) is 9 kms long and 2
kms wide bay Lake
Oulujärvi is the fourth largest lake in
in the eastern
for adults was established here in 1911. On the
opposite side of The sunrise is at
Mieslahti there is Saviranta.
Left:The
local book store KIPA in the center of Paltamo during wintertime.
Right:
Paltalinna was built for the local Civil Guard in 1926-1927.
After the WW2 this hall was donated to the
Paltamo center in August
2005 looked like this. The highway between Kajaani and Rovaniemi goes through
Paltamo.
Left: The poet Eino Leino, originally
Armas Einar Lönnbohm was born in Paltamo in 1878. He
was a
great Finnish poet and novelist, inspired by Finnish nature and cultural
inheritance.
His major
work Helkavirsiä "Whit songs", (1903-1916), was based on the
Kalevala.
The statue
of Eino Leino can be found from the hearth of Paltamo center.
Right: The local museum in
Paltamo. It is open for tourists on June – July.
River
Kiehimänjoki flows through Paltamo.
Kiehimä
is the name of the center of Paltamo municipality.
There
is a bridge over the river in Paltamo.
Left:
Paltamo has Midnight Sun Golf Center which is being ranked as one of the best golf
fields in
Right:
The railway station in Paltamo.
The
railway between