Kajaani - Vuokatti Sports Center

At Sotkamo, 30km/19mi east of Kajaani on Road 18, is the Vuokatti Sports Center. The hill (326m/1,070ft) is one of the leading skiing areas in southern and central Finland, and in addition there are 250km/155mi of cross-country trails in varying degrees of difficulty (distances between 5km/3mi and 16km/8mi; several hotels). Vuokatti is the starting-point of the popular ski run on the UKK trail to Lieska, a distance of 220km/137mi (February/March).