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Karelians ( Karelian: karjalaižet, karjalazet, karjalaiset; Finnish: karjalaiset; Swedish: kareler, karelare; Russian: карелы, romanized : karely) are a Finnic ethnic group who are indigenous to the historical region of Karelia, which is today split between Finland and Russia.
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History. Communities of Finns in Sweden can be traced back...
- Karelians (Finns)
Karelians (Finnish: karjalaiset, IPA: [ˈkɑrjɑˌlɑi̯set]),...
- Karelian language
Karelian language. Karelian, is a Finnic language spoken in...
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History of Karelia. The Scandinavian and Russian taiga landscape in Karelia. Regions of Karelia, as traditionally divided. 14th century Vyborg Castle, the easternmost outpost of medieval Sweden, in Karelia. The 1774 Dormition of the Theotokos church, in Kondopoga, Karelia.
Karelia ( Karelian and Finnish: Karjala, Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑrjɑlɑ]; Russian: Каре́лия, tr. Karélija, is an area in the eastern Nordic region. Most of Karelia belongs to Russia today. Small parts of Karelia belong to Finland. On the Russian side of Karelia is the Republic of Karelia.
Karelians ( Karelian: karjalaižet, karjalazet, karjalaiset; Finnish: karjalaiset; Swedish: kareler, karelare; Russian: карелы, romanized: karely) are a Finnic ethnic group who are indigenous to the historical region of Karelia, which is today split between Finland and Russia.
The Karelians were first mentioned in the Scandinavian sagas (Egil-saga) in 874 and later on in the so-called Novgorodian Chronicle in 1143, when they took part in a military invasion against the Western Finnish tribes.
