South Karelia information

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

Muyezersky and Segezhsky Districts of the Republic of Karelia to the south. The surface area of White Karelia is approximately 67,000 square kilometres (26,000 sq mi)...

to the Soviets scarcely one year before. Finnish forces occupied East Karelia from 1941 to 1944. Finnish resistance to the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive...

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...

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

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

minuu or miuta depending on the regional dialect Vowel epenthesis in North Karelia: kolme → kolome, selvä → selevä In some Karelian dialects the end of participles...

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

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...