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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.
Karelia has about 60,000 lakes, including the two largest lakes in Europe - Ladoga and Onega. Other large lakes: Nook, Pyaozero, Segozero, Syamozero, Topozero, Vygozero, Yushkozero. The White Sea-Baltic Canal (228 km) connects the basins of the Baltic and White seas.
A wonderful landscape of blue lakes with crystal clear water, magnificent waterfalls and healing springs, hillocks and barren rock and dense virgin forests attracts more and more visitors from the overpopulated regions of both Russia and Western Europe every year, giving them a great chance to enjoy virgin northern European nature.
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.
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.
27 paź 2020 · The Biggest Lakes in Karelia: The Lake Laboda (17,700 sq km) Lake Onega (9,700 sq km) Lake Vygozero (1,250 sq km) Lake Topozero (986 sq km) Lake Segozero (906 sq km) Lake Pyaozero (659 sq km) Lake Vodlozero (322 sq km) Top Karelia Cities: Petrozavodsk.
