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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 .
Simple English; Slovenčina; Српски / srpski; Suomi; Svenska; ... Pages in category "North Karelia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
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]
The coat of arms of Karelia, first used in 1562 Map of North Karelia (green) and South Karelia (yellow) regions, border of the historical province of Karelia in red. Karelia (Finnish: Karjala: Swedish: Karelen) is a historical province of Finland, consisting of the modern-day Finnish regions of South Karelia and North Karelia plus the historical regions of Ladoga Karelia and the Karelian ...
The area to the north of Lake Ladoga which belonged to Finland before World War II is called Ladoga Karelia, and the parishes on the old pre-war border are sometimes called Border Karelia. White Karelia (sometimes the Finnish or Karelian term "Viena Karelia", or in some English-language sources, "White Sea Karelia", is used) is the northern ...
The 13 municipalities of the North Karelia Region (Finnish: Pohjois-Karjala; Swedish: Norra Karelen) in Finland are divided on three sub-regions: Joensuu sub-region [ edit ]
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 ]