South Karelia (or Southern Karelia, Finnish: Etelä-Karjala; Swedish: Södra Karelen) is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Kymenlaakso, South...

of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast) and Finland (the regions of South Karelia, North Karelia, and the eastern portion of Kymenlaakso). Flags of Karelia Coats...

The 9 municipalities of the South Karelia Region (Finnish: Etelä-Karjala; Swedish: Södra Karelen) in Finland are divided on two sub-regions: Imatra Parikkala...

Karelia (Finnish: Karjala) is a historical province of Finland, consisting of the modern-day Finnish regions of South Karelia and North Karelia plus the...

The Republic of Karelia, Karjala or Karelia (Russian: Каре́лия, Ка́рьяла; Karelian: Karjala) is a republic of Russia situated in the northwest of the...

borders the regions of Kainuu, North Savo, South Savo and South Karelia, as well as Russia's Republic of Karelia. It is the easternmost region of Finland...

of Karelia, currently largely in Russia. Today, the term refers to the part of the Republic of Karelia in the Russian Federation comprising the south-west...

divided Karelia between the two. Sweden received the southern portion of the Karelian Isthmus and most of South Karelia. The province of Swedish Karelia would...

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 Karelia...

White Karelia (Russian: Беломо́рская Каре́лия, romanized: Belomorskaja Karelija, lit. 'White Sea Karelia'; North Karelian and Finnish: Vienan Karjala or...

Municipalities of South Karelia, municipalities of North Karelia grouped by sub-region East Karelia Tver Karelia in the Tver Oblast Savolax and Karelia County,...

was divided into six regions, 16 sub-regions, and 88 municipalities. South Karelia (Etelä-Karjala/Södra Karelen) Päijät-Häme (Päijät-Häme/Päijänne-Tavastland)...

Oulu University Hospital, Oulu Kymenlaakso Central Hospital, Kotka South Karelia Central Hospital, Lappeenranta Päijänne Tavastia Central Hospital, Lahti...

regions of North Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total area of South Savo is 18,768.33 km2 (7,246...

from South Karelia to South Savo by merging with Mikkeli. Vaala transferred from Kainuu to North Ostrobothnia. Heinävesi transferred from South Savo to...

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...

southeastern interior of the country. Imatra is located in the region of South Karelia, on Lake Saimaa, the River Vuoksi. The population of Imatra is approximately...

of Karelia Russia Arkhangelsk Oblast Vologda Oblast Leningrad Oblast Murmansk Oblast Finland Kainuu Lapland North Karelia Northern Ostrobothnia South Karelia...

Ylivieska sub-region Kajaani sub-region Kehys-Kainuu Central Karelia Joensuu sub-region Pielinen Karelia Inner Savonia Kuopio sub-region North Eastern Savonia...

to the Soviets barely a year earlier. Finnish troops occupied Eastern Karelia from 1941 to 1944. The massive Soviet Vyborg-Petrozavodsk offensive in...

living in Finnish Karelia. Karelians speak eastern dialects of the Finnish language: the South Karelian dialects are spoken in South Karelia, while the eastern...

Lake Kivijärvi is a medium-sized lake in South Karelia, Eastern Finland, with a total area of 76.4 square kilometres (29 sq mi). The name Kivijärvi is...

The Finland–Russia border barrier (Finnish: Itärajan esteaita, Swedish: Gränsstaket vid östgränsen) is an under construction border barrier in Finland...

in Finland. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Päijät-Häme, South Savo and South Karelia and Russia (Leningrad Oblast). Its name means literally The Valley...

to the historical region of Karelia, which is today split between Finland and Russia. Karelians living in Russian Karelia are considered a distinct ethnic...

the Karelian Isthmus and Ingria. However, the South Karelian dialect speakers from the parts of Karelia taken by the Soviet Union were evacuated into...

Saimaa (/ˈsaɪmɑː/ SY-mah, Finnish: [ˈsɑi̯mɑː]; Swedish: Saimen) is a lake located in the Finnish Lakeland area in southeastern Finland. With a surface...

Built-up cultural environments of national importance Virolahti Santasaari South-East part of Santasaari island Built-up cultural environments of national...

Rautjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrɑu̯tˌjærʋi]) is a municipality in the South Karelia region of Finland. The municipality has a population of 3,009 (31 August...

Saimaa to the Bay of Vyborg passing through the city of Lappeenranta in South Karelia, Finland. The Karelian Isthmus lies within the ecoregion of Scandinavian...