North Karelia (or Northern Karelia, Finnish: Pohjois-Karjala; Swedish: Norra Karelen) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu...
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of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast) and Finland (the regions of South Karelia, North Karelia, and the eastern portion of Kymenlaakso). Flags of Karelia Coats...
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Karelia (Finnish: Karjala) is a historical province of Finland, consisting of the modern-day Finnish regions of South Karelia and North Karelia plus the...
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The 13 municipalities of the North Karelia Region (Finnish: Pohjois-Karjala; Swedish: Norra Karelen) in Finland are divided on three sub-regions: Heinävesi...
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Savo and North Karelia, as well as Russia (Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast). For history, geography and culture see: Finnish Karelia The coat...
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The Republic of Karelia, Karjala or Karelia (Russian: Каре́лия, Ка́рьяла; Karelian: Karjala) is a republic of Russia situated in the northwest of the...
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Ladoga, which borders Olonets Karelia to the East, Leningrad Oblast (Karelian Isthmus) to the south-west and the North Karelia region of Finland to the west...
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borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the region and Lake Kallavesi...
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province of Karelia and they have been used continuously since then. Variations of the arms are still used in two regions of Finland: North Karelia and South...
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Karelia University of Applied Sciences (Finnish: Karelia-ammattikorkeakoulu), until 2013 North Karelia University of Applied Sciences, is an institution...
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Regions of Eastern Finland (section North Karelia)
Enonkoski Rantasalmi Savonlinna (Nyslott) Sulkava Municipalities of North Karelia Municipalities of Northern Savonia Municipalities of Southern Savonia...
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Ladoga Karelia North Karelia, an administrative region in present-day Finland Central Karelia, subdivision of North Karelia Pielinen Karelia, subdivision...
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northern portion of the Karelian Isthmus, North Karelia, Ladoga Karelia, and the northern portion of South Karelia. Käkisalmi served as the main population...
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White Karelia (Russian: Беломо́рская Каре́лия, romanized: Belomorskaja Karelija, lit. 'White Sea Karelia'; North Karelian and Finnish: Vienan Karjala or...
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Finland contains 40 national parks (such as Koli National Park in North Karelia), from the Southern shores of the Gulf of Finland to the high fells...
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Sub-regions of Finland (section North Karelia (4))
Kajaani sub-region Kehys-Kainuu Central Karelia Joensuu sub-region Pielinen Karelia Inner Savonia Kuopio sub-region North Eastern Savonia Upper Savonia Varkaus...
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The Province of North Karelia (Finnish: Pohjois-Karjalan lääni, Swedish: Norra Karelens län) was a province of Finland from 1960 to 1997. It was established...
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North Karelia Brigade (Finnish: Pohjois-Karjalan prikaati, PKarPr) is a former Finnish Army unit that was situated in Kontioranta, Kontiolahti. The brigade...
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above). They are spoken in the Savonia region (in both North and South Savo), but also in North Karelia, parts of Päijät-Häme, Central Finland, Kainuu, Koillismaa...
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administration of conscription within the region. Lapland North Ostrobothnia Kainuu North Karelia North Savo South Savo South Ostrobothnia Ostrobothnia...
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Salpa Line (section North Karelia)
of Finland line) or simply as "Luumäen linja" (Lake Saimaa is situated north of Luumäki). The fortifications were never used in combat because the Red...
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Karelians (Finns) (category Karelia)
more closely resembling that of western Finland, rather than North Karelia or South Karelia. This is evidenced by the fact that the dialect spoken in much...
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Joensuu (category Municipalities of North Karelia)
'river's mouth') is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Karelia. It is located in the eastern interior of the country and in the Finnish...
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Winter War (category History of Karelia)
strewn on the ice. North of Lake Ladoga on the Ladoga Karelia front, the defending Finnish units relied on the terrain. Ladoga Karelia, a large forest wilderness...
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Finnic incantations (section North Karelia)
period 1816–1970, over 4,200 examples of spells were collected from North Karelia (of which over 3,400 have been published in Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot)...
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Karelians mostly live in the Republic of Karelia, where they are the designated ethnic group, and in other adjacent north-western parts of the country. They...
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in the south-east of Finland. It borders the regions of North Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total...
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Central Hospital, Mikkeli Central Hospital of Savonlinna, Savonlinna North Karelia Central Hospital, Joensuu Lapland Central Hospital, Rovaniemi Central...
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East Karelia, which is part of Russia. Olonets Karelia is located between the other historical regions of Ladoga Karelia, to its west, White Karelia, to...
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countries. Republic of Karelia Russia Arkhangelsk Oblast Vologda Oblast Leningrad Oblast Murmansk Oblast Finland Kainuu Lapland North Karelia Northern Ostrobothnia...
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