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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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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.
- 363 (2011)
- 32,422 (2020)
- 10,000 (1994)
- 1,522 (2001)
Karelians (Finnish: karjalaiset, IPA: [ˈkɑrjɑˌlɑi̯set]), also known as Finnish Karelians or Karelian Finns, are a subgroup of the Finnish people, traditionally living in Finnish Karelia. Karelians speak eastern dialects of the Finnish language : the South Karelian dialects are spoken in South Karelia , while the eastern Savonian dialects ...
The Karelians are the indigenous people of Karelia, who lived on these lands for hundreds of years. In addition to the common name different ethnic groups Karel preserved their self-designation. So, in the Central and Northern regions of Karelia they call themselves «karyalane», in the Ladoga area – «livvikane», and in the Onega country ...
Karelia ( Karelian and Finnish: Karjala [ ˈkɑrjɑlɑ ]; Russian: Каре́лия, romanized : Kareliya [ kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə ], historically Коре́ла, Korela [ kɐˈrʲelʲə ]; Swedish: Karelen [ kɑˈreːlen ]) is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Russia (including the Soviet era), Finland, and Sweden.
Oct 17, 2016 · The native inhabitants of the Republic of Karelia, one of Russia’s most beautiful regions located along the border with Finland, are seeking ways to maintain their traditional culture in the modern...
A transitional form from Livvi Karelian to Veps is the South Karelian language. Dialects of the North Karelian are spoken in the northern part of the Republic of Karelia in the White Sea region, as well as in the central part and in Tver and Novgorod Oblasts.
Humanities. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Karelians. views 1,276,614 updated. Karelians. ETHNONYM: Karjalaiset. Orientation. Identification. The Karelians belong to the Baltic-Finnic branch of the Finno-Ugrian peoples. The Karelians are not nor have they ever been a unified ethnos.
