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North Karelia (or Northern Karelia, Finnish: Pohjois-Karjala; Swedish: Norra Karelen) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu , North Savo , South Savo and South Karelia , as well as Russia 's Republic of Karelia .
Karelia (/ k ə ˈ r iː l ɪ ə, k ə ˈ r iː l j ə /; Karelian and Finnish: Karjala [ˈkɑrjɑlɑ]; Russian: Каре́лия, romanized: Kareliya [kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə], historically Коре́ла, Korela [kɐˈrʲelʲə]; Swedish: Karelen [kɑˈreːlen]) is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Russia (including the Soviet era), Finland, and Sweden.
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Joensuu (Finnish: ⓘ; Karelian: Jovensuu; lit. ' 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 Lakeland.
The municipality has a population of 1,879 (31 October 2024), [2] which make it the smallest municipality in North Karelia in terms of population. It covers an area of 699.68 square kilometres (270.15 sq mi) of which 272.01 km 2 (105.02 sq mi) is water. [ 1 ]
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This category is for articles about the historical region of Karelia, the native land of Karelians, which today is divided between the Russian Federation (the Republic of Karelia and part of the Leningrad Oblast) and Finland (North Karelia and South Karelia).
The process of "finnisation" of Finland started. As part of that process during the 19th century, Finnish folklorists including Elias Lönnrot traveled to different parts of Eastern Karelia to gather folklore and epic poetry. The Orthodox Karelians in North Karelia and Russia were now seen as close brethren or even a sub-group of the Finns.