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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.
Oct 17, 2016 · Today there are approximately 73,000 Karelians. According to the 2010 Russian census, there are about 60,000 Karelians in Russia. Approximately 10,000 Karelians live in Finland.
Religion. Lutheranism majority. Eastern Orthodoxy minority. Related ethnic groups. Other Finns, Russian Karelians. Karelians ( Finnish: karjalaiset, IPA: [ˈkɑrjɑˌlɑi̯set] ), also known as Finnish Karelians or Karelian Finns, are a subgroup ( heimo) of the Finnish people, traditionally living in Finnish Karelia.
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.
North Karelian is distinct from Finnish due to many Russian loanwords. Livvi Karelian differs more from Finnish, but it is more similar to Izhorian. The oldest known written text in a Finnic language, dating from the 13 th century, was written in the Karelian language on a birch bark letter. Culture
Countries and Their Cultures. Russia - Eurasia / China. Karelians - History and Cultural Relations. Contemporary Karelia, located on both sides of the Finnish-Russian border, has been inhabited by some group speaking a Baltic-Finnish language for at least 1,000 years.
Karelians are a Finnic ethnic group who are indigenous to the historical region of Karelia, which is today split between Finland and Russia. Karelians living in Russian Karelia are considered a distinct ethnic group closely related to Finnish Karelians, who are considered a subset of Finns.
