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Municipality in Kainuu, Finland
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Paltamo is a municipality in the Eastern Oulu region, Finland.
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Paltamon kirkko
A white-brick church from 1946.
Birdhouse Hotel Jättiläisenmaa
A grocery store.
The nearest highway is the national road 22 between Oulu and Kajaani. In the village of Kontiomäki, Highway 5 (E63) runs between Kajaani and Kuusamo.
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