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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 (Finnish: karjalaiset, IPA: [ˈkɑrjɑˌlɑi̯set]),...
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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...
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.
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In 1989 the total population was 795,000, with 77,200 registered as Karelians. The total number of Karelians in the USSR was 138,000 in 1979. Most of the Karelians currently live in the Olonec and Pr ää s ä regional units in the south and in the Kalevala District in the north. Linguistic Affiliation.
Tavastian. Finnic peoples, descendants of a collection of tribal peoples speaking closely related languages of the Finno-Ugric family who migrated to the area of the eastern Baltic, Finland, and Karelia before ad 400—probably between 100 bc and ad 100, though some authorities place the migration many centuries earlier.
