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In Russia, Karelians mostly live in the Republic of Karelia, where they are the designated ethnic group, and in other adjacent north-western parts of the country. They traditionally speak the Karelian language and are Eastern Orthodox Christians.
Karelia (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.
According to the 2021 Census, [63] ethnic Russians make up 86.4% of the republic's population, ethnic Karelians 5.5%. Other groups include Belarusians (2.0%), Ukrainians (1.2%), Finns (0.7%), Vepsians (0.5%), and a host of smaller groups, each accounting for less than 0.5% of the total population.
According to the 2010 national census, there are 60,815 Karelians in the Russian Federation – a significant reduction from the 93,344 recorded in the 2002 census. The Karelian population in Russia has been steadily declining since the turn of the century due to assimilation by Russians and migration to Finland.
17 paź 2016 · According to the 2010 Russian census, there are about 60,000 Karelians in Russia. Approximately 10,000 Karelians live in Finland. Others are scattered around Belarus and the Baltic states.
20 paź 2020 · The majority of Karelians live in the Republic of Karelia, although they now constitute only 7.4% of the Republic’s population compared to 82.2% of ethnically Russian (FSSS Citation 2010). The Karelian language belongs to the Finno-Ugric language family and has three dialects.
The Karelian population in Russia has been steadily declining since the turn of the century due to assimilation by Russians and migration to Finland. Karelians are Finns who adopted Eastern Orthodoxy. The Karelian language is primarily a Russified form of Finnish.
