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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,...
- 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 stretches from the White Sea coast to the Gulf of Finland. It contains the two largest lakes in Europe, Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega. The Karelian Isthmus is located between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga. The highest point of Karelia, the 576 metres (1,890 ft) high Nuorunen, is located on the Russian side of the Maanselka hill ...
The majority of lakes are located in the northern Karelia, in the White Sea basin. The minority of them is in the southwest regions of the republic and further in the east part of the Onego lake. The size of the Karelian lakes is very different: it varies from small "forest lakes" to the largest lakes in Europe such as Ladoga and Onego.
Karelia is a region in the North-West of Russia. Half of the Karelian territory is covered with forest, and a quarter is the water surface. Arriving here, you can see such famous monuments of wooden architecture as the monastery on Lake Ladoga, the Valaam archipelago, and the island of Kizhi, located on the island of Lake Onega.
The Republic of Karelia is a region near Saint-Petersburg bordering Finland, the unique place where Finnish and Russian culture and nature mix together. It’s not populated much, that’s why is it the place where you can find incredible corners of pristine natural beauty.
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.
