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South Karelia (or Southern Karelia, Finnish: Etelä-Karjala; Swedish: Södra Karelen) is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Kymenlaakso, South Savo and North Karelia, as well as Russia ( Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast ). Historical province. For history, geography and culture see: Finnish Karelia. Heraldry.
Karelia is politically divided between Finland and Russia. The Republic of Karelia is a federal subject of Russia formed in 1991 from the Karelian ASSR. The Karelian Isthmus belongs to the Leningrad Oblast. The Finnish side consists of parts of the regions (maakunta) of South Karelia, North Karelia and Kymenlaakso.
La Carelia è una regione storica, patria dei careliani, popolazione che abitava vaste aree dell' Europa settentrionale, di importanza storica per Finlandia, Svezia e Russia. È divisa tra la Repubblica di Carelia e l' oblast' di Leningrado in Russia, e le regioni finlandesi della Carelia Meridionale e settentrionale .
Lappeenranta (Finnish: [ˈlɑpːeːnˌrɑntɑ]; Swedish: Villmanstrand) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Karelia. It is located in the southeastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland .
South Karelia ( Etelä-Karjala, Södra Karelen) is in Southern Finland, by the southern shores of the lake Saimaa. South Karelia's population is about 136,000. Cities. 1 Imatra – an industrial town of 30,000, known for the rapids of River Vuoksi. 2 Lappeenranta – the regional centre of South Karelia. Towns. Map of South Karelia. 1 Joutseno.
