North Karelia

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North Karelia
Pohjois-Karjala
Norra Karelen
Region
Coat of arms of North Karelia
Coat of arms
North Karelia on a map of Finland
North Karelia on a map of Finland
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Country Finland
Historical province Karelia
Area
 • Total 21,584.41 km2 (8,333.79 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 166,500
 • Density 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
ISO 3166 code FI-13
NUTS 133
Regional bird Cuckoo
Regional fish Lake salmon
Regional flower Prickly rose
Website pohjois-karjala.fi

North Karelia (Finnish: Pohjois-Karjala; Swedish: Norra Karelen; Russian: Северная Карелия) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu, Northern Savonia, Southern Savonia and South Karelia, as well as Russia.

The city of Joensuu is the capital of North Karelia.

North Karelia is renowned among public health officials.[1] In the 1960s Finland led industrialized nations in heart disease mortality rates. North Karelia had Finland's highest incidence. In 1972 a long-term project was undertaken which targeted this risk in North Karelia.[2] The resulting improvement in public health is still considered remarkable, a model for the rest of the nation.[3]

Historical province

For history, geography and culture see: Karelia

Municipalities

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Main article: Municipalities of North Karelia

North Karelia is divided into 13 municipalities.

Heraldry

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Main article: Coat of arms of the Province of Karelia

The coat of arms of North Karelia is composed of the arms of Karelia.

Education

Institutions of higher education in North Karelia include:

both in Joensuu.

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in North Karelia:

Gallery

  • Ilomantsi Orthodox Church; North Karelia has percentagely most Orthodox Christians in Finland

  • Joensuu Town Hall

  • Lake Pielinen as seen from Koli; one of the most acknowledged landscapes in Finland

  • Patvinsuo National Park, Lieksa

  • The Border-Karelian Bomba House, Nurmes

  • Paateri Church, Lieksa

  • Lake Kuorinka, Liperi

  • The old copper mine in Outokumpu, a town that was built around the mine industry

  • Lake Neitijärvi in Lieksa; forested hills and lakes between them are characteristic of North Karelia

  • Joensuu Market Place, the urban centre of the region

  • River Pielisjoki and Major Pielisjoki, Joensuu

  • Nurmes Evangelic-Lutheran Church

  • The modern Evangelic-Lutheran church in Lieksa

  • River Lieksanjoki, Lieksa

  • Juuka Evangelic-Lutheran Church

  • Lake Pyhäselkä, Joensuu

  • Finnish Forest Research Institute in Joensuu; an example of modern wooden architecture

  • Railway station in Nurmes; an example of Art Nouveau architecture

  • A road in Lieksa

  • The easternmost place in the European Union, Ilomantsi

  • Old preserved wooden houses in Joensuu

  • Rural landscape in Valtimo

  • Viinijärvi Orthodox Church, Liperi

References

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