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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, and their descendants are now spread across the country, many still maintaining Karelian identities.

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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, and their descendants are now spread across the country, many still maintaining Karelian identities. Karelians speak eastern dialects of Finnish: in South Karelia and, historically, the Karelian Isthmus the South Karelian dialects are spoken, while the dialects spoken in North Karelia are part of the Savonian dialects. Karelians are traditionally Lutheran Christians. Eastern Kymenlaakso belongs to the historical province of Finnish Karelia, as the Kymi River served as the boundary between the Tavastians and the Karelians during the Middle Ages. However, the Karelian presence in this region during the Middle Ages was weak, and migration from western Finland during this time resulted in an ethnic composition more closely resembling that of western Finland, rather than North Karelia or South Karelia. This is evidenced by the fact that the dialect spoken in much of Kymenlaakso (the southeastern Tavastian dialect) is of western Finnish origin (albeit with Karelian characteristics). Miehikkälä and Virolahti are exceptions, as the South Karelian dialects are spoken in these municipalities. (en)
  • Каре́лы (фин. karjalaiset) — субэтническая группа финнов, проживающая в финской Карелии (административно — в провинциях Южная и Северная Карелия) и являющаяся потомками племени корела, территория проживания которых в XIII—XVII веках перешла под власть Швеции, и потомками карельских переселенцев с территорий, отошедших СССР по итогам Зимней войны. (ru)
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  • Coat of arms of the historical province of Karelia (en)
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  • Karelians (en)
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  • Finnish (en)
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  • North and South Karelia (en)
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  • Other Finns (en)
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  • Каре́лы (фин. karjalaiset) — субэтническая группа финнов, проживающая в финской Карелии (административно — в провинциях Южная и Северная Карелия) и являющаяся потомками племени корела, территория проживания которых в XIII—XVII веках перешла под власть Швеции, и потомками карельских переселенцев с территорий, отошедших СССР по итогам Зимней войны. (ru)
  • 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, and their descendants are now spread across the country, many still maintaining Karelian identities. (en)
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  • Karelians (Finns) (en)
  • Карелы (субэтнос финнов) (ru)
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  • Karelians (en)
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