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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 - Karelia Map - Northwestern Russia, Russia -...
- Kizhi
Kizhi - Karelia Map - Northwestern Russia, Russia - Mapcarta
- South Karelia
Parikkala is a municipality of Finland located in the...
- Panorama
El parque nacional Paanajärvi se encuentra ubicado en el...
- North Karelia
It borders the regions of Kainuu, North Savo, South Savo and...
- 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
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 ...
29 cze 2018 · Karelia stretches from the coast of the White Sea to the Gulf of Finland. The two largest lakes in Europe, Lake Onega and Lake Ladoga, are located in Karelia. The region north of Lake Ladoga was Finnish territory before the Second World War and is referred as Ladoga Karelia.
15 paź 2024 · Karelia, respublika (republic), far northwestern Russia. It is bordered to the north by Nenets, to the east by the White Sea, to the south by Lake Ladoga, and to the west by Finland. The capital is Petrozavodsk, on the western shore of Lake Onega.
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.
4 maj 2024 · One quarter of Karelia's surface is covered by water including about sixty thousand lakes. The second-largest lake of Europe, Lake Onega, is located in Karelia. The largest lake of Europe, Lake Ladoga, is shared between Karelia and Leningrad Oblast.
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.
