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Karelia is a region in Northwestern Russia, known as the country of lakes. It has a strong cultural connection with Finland, with the ethnic Karelians closely related to the Finns. Much of the Finnish national epic Kalevala was collected here.
- Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia,...
- Kizhi
Kizhi is an island in Karelia, Russia. It is part of the...
- South Karelia
South Karelia is in Southern Finland, by the southern shores...
- Panorama
El parque nacional Paanajärvi se encuentra ubicado en el...
- North Karelia
North Karelia is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the...
- Vologda Oblast
Neighbors: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Karelia, Kirov Oblast,...
- Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a region in northwestern Russia, which...
- Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast is a region of...
- Petrozavodsk
This small republic in the north of Russia is famous for its blue lakes, marble quarries and mountain forests filled with giant boulders.
There are more than 61 thousand lakes in Karelia. By their quantity on the territory of 1,000 sq.m., Karelia takes the first place not only among the regions of Russia, but also in the whole world. Both rivers and lakes of Karelia belong to the basin of the White and Baltic Seas.
Accommodation, activities and attractions in the easternmost part of Finland. Explore Karelian culture, Karelian food, wild nature and life in Finnish Lakeland.
9 lip 2024 · Karelia to fascynujący region, który łączy w sobie bogactwo przyrody, kultury i historii. Od malowniczych jezior Ładoga i Onega, przez zabytkowe drewniane cerkwie na Kiži Pogost, aż po niezwykłe karelskie petroglify i tradycje kulinarne – Karelia ma wiele do zaoferowania.
15 lis 2018 · Karelia – “edge of lakes”, there are more than 61 000 lakes, 27 000 rivers and 29 reservoirs. The largest lakes are Ladoga and Onega, and the largest rivers are Vodla, Vyg, Kovda, Kem, Sunna and Shuya. Karelia hosts the Blue Road, an international tourist route linking Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Karelia.
Russian Karelia has two large lakes, Ladoga and Onega, the largest and second largest lakes in Europe. The most famous sight of Ladoga is the monastery of Valaam. Onega has the Kizhi museum island, listed by Unesco as a World Heritage site.
