Liminka () is a municipality in the Northern Ostrobothnia region in Finland. Liminka is located about south of Oulu.

The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The neighbouring municipalities are Kempele, Lumijoki, Muhos, Oulunsalo, Siikajoki, Siikalatva, Tyrnävä and Vaala.

The Liminganlahti Bay is a notable bird sanctuary.

History

Liminka was founded in 1477. According to folklore, the name Liminka comes from the fictional giant, Limmi.

Culture

Food

In the 1980s, meat potatoes, barley rieskas and sweet porridge were named Liminka's local traditional dishes.

Notable people

• Anna-Leena Härkönen (born 1965), author

• Leo Lastumäki (1927–2012), actor

• Hjalmar Mellin (1854-1933), Finnish mathematician known for the Mellin transform, professor

• Juho Sunila (1875–1936), politician; the Prime Minister of Finland (1927–1928, 1931–1932)

• Yrjö Wichmann (1868–1932), linguist and professor

• Antti Ylönen (born 1983), ice hockey defenceman

Twinnings

• Nõo Parish, Estonia

References

External links

• Municipality of Liminka – Official website

• Visit Liminka

• Bay of Liminka