Olonets Karelia

Olonets Governorate, which was sometimes used to demarcate Olonets Karelia

Olonets Karelia (Finnish: Aunuksen Karjala, shortened. Aunus; Karelian: Anuksen Karjala, shortened. Anus; Russian: Олонецкая Карелия, romanized: Olonetskaja Karelija) is a historical and cultural region and the southern portion of East Karelia, which is part of Russia. Olonets Karelia is located between the other historical regions of Ladoga Karelia, to its west, White Karelia, to its north, the River Svir, to its south and Lake Onega on its eastern side.[1] Olonets Karelia is home to its own dialect of the Karelian language, which is known as Livvi Karelian or sometimes as 'Olonets Karelian'.[2]

Parts of Karelia, as they are divided today

The largest city in the Olonets Karelia region is Petrozavodsk, followed by Kondopoga, Segezha and Medvezhyegorsk.[3]

  1. ^ "Aunuksen Karjala - Karjalan Liitto". www.karjalanliitto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  2. ^ "Murteet | Karjalan Sivistysseura" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  3. ^ "ВПН-2010". www.gks.ru. Retrieved 2023-12-13.