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    Karelians (Karelian: karjalaižet, karjalazet, karjalaiset, Finnish: karjalaiset, Swedish: kareler, karelare, Russian: Карелы) 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 … See more

    History

    The first written mention of Karelia and Karelians occurs in Scandinavian sources. Several old Scandinavian sagas and chronicles refer to Karelia sometimes as Karjalabotn, Kirjalabotnar, or Kirjaland, which means that … See more

    Religion

    The majority of Russian Karelians are Eastern Orthodox Christians. Karelian shamanism is still practiced by some Karelians. Folk-beliefs have also been widely incorporated … See more

    See also

    • List of Karelians
    • Tornedalians
    • Ingrians
    • Forest Finns See more

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    Language

    The Karelian language is closely related to the Finnish language. There are the dialects of what can be classified of Karelian language See more

    Demographics

    Significant enclaves of Karelians exist in the Tver oblast of Russia, resettled after Russia's defeat in 1617 against Sweden — in order to escape forced conversion to Lutheranism in Swedish Karelia. The Russians also promised tax deductions if the Orthodox … See more

    External links

    • Russian Karelians (The Peoples of the Red Book)
    • Saimaa Canal links two Karelias (ThisisFINLAND from Ministry for Foreign Affairs) See more

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  2. Karelians (Finns) - Wikipedia

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    Karelians (Finnish: karjalaiset), also known as Finnish Karelians or Karelian Finns, are a subgroup (heimo) of the Finnish people, traditionally living in Finnish Karelia. A portion of Finnish Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union following the Winter War. The portion still in Finland comprises the regions of North Karelia, South Karelia, and eastern Kymenlaakso (east of the Kymi River). Over 400,000 Karelians were evacuated to other parts of Finland following the cession, a…

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    Who are the people of Karelia?
    Karelians living in Russian Karelia are considered a distinct ethnic group closely related to Finnish Karelians, who are considered a subset of Finns. This distinction historically arose from Karelia having been fought over and eventually split between Sweden and Novgorod, resulting in Karelians being under different cultural spheres.

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    Where do Finnish Karelians live?
    In Finland, Finnish Karelians traditionally live in the regions of Savonia and Northern and Southern Karelia. As Finland had to cede parts of Karelia to the Soviet Union in World War II, evacuated Finnish Karelians settled also elsewhere in Finland.

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    What is Karelianism and why is it important?
    The Orthodox Karelians in North Karelia and Russia were now seen as close brethren or even a sub-group of the Finns. The ideology of Karelianism inspired Finnish artists and researchers, who believed that the Orthodox Karelians had retained elements of an archaic, original Finnish culture which had disappeared from Finland.

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    Were there Karelians in the Vikings?
    Several old Scandinavian sagas and chronicles refer to Karelia, sometimes as Karjalabotn, Kirjalabotnar or Kirjaland, which means that Karelians and Karelia were known to the Vikings as early as the 7th century. Another mention of Karelians in Scandinavian sources is The Chronicle of Erik.

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  4. Category:Karelians - Wikimedia Commons

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    Karelian 1820 g cedille.jpg 17 × 29; 7 KB. Karelian Battalion.jpg 448 × 262; 22 KB. Karelian iron age knife, Schvindt 1893.jpg 201 × 510; 55 KB. Karelian iron age sword hilts Schvindt 1893.jpg …

  5. Karelians | The Archipelago Wiki | Fandom

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    Karelians (Karelian: Karjalaiset ), sometimes called Korelans, are an Altaic ethnic and linguistic group located in the southwest of the Archipelago. They have a relatively large population, …

  6. Wikizero - Karelians

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    Not to be confused with Karelians (Finns), also known as Finnish Karelians or Karelian Finns, who are a distinct ethnic group living in Finland. Karelians [Note 1] karjalaižet karjalazet …

  7. Karelians - Wikipedia @ WordDisk

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    Karelians (Karelian: karjalaižet, karjalazet, karjalaiset, Finnish: karjalaiset, Swedish: kareler, karelare, Russian: Карелы) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group who are indigenous to the …

  8. Karelians | Detailed Pedia

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    Karelians ( Karelian: karjalaižet, karjalazet, karjalaiset, Finnish: karjalaiset, Swedish: kareler, karelare, Russian: Карелы) are a Finnic ethnic group who are indigenous to the historical …

  9. Karelians (Finns) - Wikipedia @ WordDisk

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    Karelians (Finnish: karjalaiset), also known as Finnish Karelians or Karelian Finns, are a subgroup (heimo) of the Finnish people, traditionally living in Finnish Karelia. A portion of …

  10. Karelia – Travel guide at Wikivoyage

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    Karelia is known as "the country of lakes." One quarter of Karelia's surface is covered by water including about sixty thousand lakes. The second-largest lake of Europe, Lake Onega, is …

  11. Category:Karelian Isthmus - Wikimedia Commons

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    A Finnish Waffen-SS volunteer of the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking talking with a little girl in a village in Kurkijoki, Karelian Isthmus, Finland (now Russia) 10 June 1943. …

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