Karelia

Summary

Karelia is a historical region^[1]. Karelia ranks in the top 4% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,615 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Karelia is located in Karelia^[3].
• Karelia is located in Leningrad Oblast^[4].
• Karelia is located in South Karelia^[5].
• Karelia is located in North Karelia^[6].
• Karelia is located in Kymenlaakso^[7].
• Karelia is located in North Savo^[8].
• Karelia is in the country of Finland^[9].
• Karelia is in the country of Russia^[10].
• Karelia is on the body of water Baltic Sea^[11].
• Karelia is on the body of water White Sea^[12].
• Karelia is on the body of water Lake Onega^[13].
• Karelia is on the body of water Lake Ladoga^[14].
• Karelia is on the body of water Gulf of Finland^[15].
• Karelia's instance of is recorded as historical region^[16].
• Karelia's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[17].
• Karelia's Commons category is recorded as Karelia^[18].
• Karelia comprises Karelia^[19].
• Karelia comprises Karelian Isthmus^[20].
• Karelia comprises North Karelia^[21].
• Karelia comprises South Karelia^[22].
• Karelia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 63, 'lon': 32}^[23].
• Karelia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Karelia^[24].
• Karelia's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Karelia's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Karelia's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Finland^[9], a sovereign state^[28], founded in 1917^[29] and Russia^[10], a sovereign state^[30], in Russia^[31], founded in 1991^[32]. Located in include Karelia^[3], a republic of Russia^[33], in Russia^[34], founded in 1991^[35]; Leningrad Oblast^[4], an oblast of Russia^[36], in Russia^[37], founded in 1927^[38]; South Karelia^[5], a region of Finland^[39], in Finland^[40], founded in 1994^[41]; North Karelia^[6], a region of Finland^[42], in Finland^[43], founded in 1994^[44]; Kymenlaakso^[7], a region of Finland^[45], in Finland^[46], founded in 1994^[47]; and North Savo^[8], a region of Finland^[48], in Finland^[49]. Adjacent water bodies include Baltic Sea^[11], a marginal sea^[50], in Sweden^[51]; White Sea^[12], a marginal sea^[52], in Russia^[53]; Lake Onega^[13], a lake^[54], in Russia^[55]; Lake Ladoga^[14], a lake^[56], in Russia^[57]; and Gulf of Finland^[15], a bay^[58], in Finland^[59].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historical region^[16] and cultural region^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Karelia include South Karelia^[60], a region of Finland^[61], in Finland^[62], founded in 1994^[63] and Karjala^[64], a beer brand^[65], in Finland^[66], founded in 1932^[67].

Why It Matters

Karelia ranks in the top 4% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,615 views/month).^[2] Karelia has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[68] Karelia is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[69]

Entities named for Karelia include South Karelia^[60], a region of Finland^[61], in Finland^[62], founded in 1994^[63] and Karjala^[64], a beer brand^[65], in Finland^[66], founded in 1932^[67].