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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 .
The Province of North Karelia (Finnish: Pohjois-Karjalan lääni, Swedish: Norra Karelens län) was a province of Finland [1] from 1960 to 1997.. It was established in 1960 when it was separated from the Province of Kuopio. [2]
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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.
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 ]
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.
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).