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North Karelian Language
Northern Karelian (also called: White Sea Karelian, Viena Karelian and North Karelian) () is one of the two dialects of Karelian Proper. Northern Karelian is spoken in White Karelia, and is spoken by some in , and Kuhmo in Finland. Northern Karelian is the most mutually intelligible Karelian dialect to Finnish Language speakers. Northern Karelian differs from South Karelian due to its inclusion of the voiceless consonants p, t, k, s and š. It also differs due to its more common usage of the š h/seeletter more than in Karelian dialects. Location Northern Karelian is spoken in the northernmost parts of the Republic of Karelia, which is called White Karelia and in , and Kuhmo, Finland. Specifically it is spoken in the parishes of , , Kiestinki, Kontokki, , Paanajärvi, , Suomussalmi Suomussalmi () is a municipality in Finland located in the Kainuu region about northeast of Kajaani, the capital of Kainuu and south of Kuusamo. The municipality has a population of ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savonian Dialects
The Savo dialects (also called Savonian dialects or Savo Finnish) () are forms of the Finnish language spoken in Savo and other parts of Eastern Finland. Finnish dialects are grouped broadly into Eastern and Western varieties; Savo dialects are of the Eastern variety. Savo dialects are the most widely distributed Finnish dialect group (setting aside the higher-level east/west split mentioned above). They are spoken in Savo (both North and South Savo), but also in North Karelia, parts of Päijät-Häme, Central Finland, Kainuu, Koillismaa district of Northern Ostrobothnia, the lake section between Southern and Central Ostrobothnia as far north as Evijärvi and in the municipalities of Pudasjärvi and the Southern part of Ranua in Lapland. Also the language spoken by the Forest Finns in Värmland and Norwegian Hedmark of Central Scandinavia belonged to the old Savo dialects. The geographical area the Savo dialects cover makes up one-third the area of Finland. History The Savo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Languages Of Finland
The two main official languages of Finland are Finnish and Swedish. There are also several official minority languages: three variants of Sami, as well as Romani, Finnish Sign Language, Finland-Swedish Sign Language and Karelian. Finnish Finnish is the language of the majority, 85.7% of the population in 2022. It is a Finnic language closely related to Estonian and less closely to the Sami languages. Swedish Swedish is the main language of 5.2% of the population in 2022 (92.4% in the Åland autonomous province), down from 14% at the beginning of the 20th century. In 2012, 44% of Finnish citizens with another registered primary language than Swedish could hold a conversation in this language. Swedish was the language of the administration until the late 19th century. Today it is one of the two main official languages, with a position equal to Finnish in most legislation, though the working language in most governmental bodies is Finnish. Both Finnish and Swedish are comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Languages Of Russia
Of all the languages of Russia, Russian, the most widely spoken language, is the only official language at the national level. There are 25 other official languages, which are used in different regions of Russia. These languages include; Ossetic, Ukrainian, Buryat, Kalmyk, Chechen, Ingush, Abaza, Adyghe, Cherkess, Kabardian, Altai, Bashkir, Chuvash, Crimean Tatar, Karachay-Balkar, Khakas, Nogai, Tatar, Tuvan, Yakut, Erzya, Komi, Hill Mari, Meadow Mari, Moksha, and Udmurt. There are over 100 minority languages spoken in Russia today. History Russian lost its status in many of the new republics that arose following the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union. In Russia, however, the dominating status of the Russian language continued. Today, 97% of the public school students of Russia receive their education only or mostly in Russian, even though Russia is made up of approximately 80% ethnic Russians. Russification On 19 June 2018, the Russian State Duma adopted a bill that made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voknavolok
Voknavolok (, ) is a rural locality ('' selo'') under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of Kostomuksha of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Population: History 19th century Demography and economy The census of 1800 put the population of the parish of Vuokkiniemi at 853; by 1900, it stood at 3265. A large proportion of the population was, or was descended from, migrants from Finland: around 1890, 34% of the population descended from migrants from Ostrobothnia, 25% from Kainuu, and 18% from Finnish Karelia, while statistics from 1902 to 1908 show no evidence of people using Russian as their primary language or having Russian identity. The economy of the parish was a mixed subsistence economy of a kind found widely in subarctic Eurasia. This included livestock-rearing, local freshwater fishing, and hunting (until an 1892 ban on trapping). It featured slash-and-burn agriculture (though this was circumscribed to varying degrees by law) and agriculture in the co-operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevala, Russia
Kalevala (; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Kalevalsky District in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,529. Name The locality was named Ukhta (; ) until 1963, when it was renamed after the Finnish epic '' Kalevala'', which was partially based on the oral poems collected from Ukhta and the surrounding region. The administrative Ukhtinsky District had been renamed Kalevalsky District in 1935 for the centennial of the ''Old Kalevala''. When the Loukhsky, Kestengsky and Kalevalsky Districts were merged into the Kemsky district in 1963, the name ''Kalevala'' was transferred to the locality. The Loukhsky and Kalevalsky Districts were re-established already in 1965, but the locality retained its new official name. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kalevala serves as the administrative center of Kalevalsky District.Law #871-ZRK A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suomussalmi
Suomussalmi () is a municipality in Finland located in the Kainuu region about northeast of Kajaani, the capital of Kainuu and south of Kuusamo. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ämmänsaari is the biggest built-up area in the municipality. Suomussalmi is the second southernmost part of the reindeer-herding area in Finland. History During the Winter War of 1939–40, several battles were fought in the area around Suomussalmi, the most important ones being the Battle of Suomussalmi and the Battle of Raate Road. In these battles, Finnish forces defeated numerically superior Soviet forces. Suomussalmi hosted the 2016 World Berry Picking Championship. Villages * Alajärvi * Ala-Vuokki * Hossa * Jumaliskylä * Juntusranta * Kaljuskylä * Kerälä * Kiannanniemi * Korpela * Korvua * Kuivajärvi * Kurimo * Lomakylä * Myllylahti * Näljänkä * Näätälä * Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panozero
Panozero (; ) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Kemsky District of the Republic of Karelia, located along the Kem River. Nowadays Panozero belongs to the Krivoy Porog municipality. Panozero is also called Old Panozero to make a difference to the new settlement of Panozero which is located 1.5 kilometers further away. The population of the village was approximately 100 in the year 2000. Panozero has preserved its old Karelian village outlook and is regarded as an important and endangered representative of the old style villages of Karelia. The plans to build the Valkiala hydroelectric power plant would destroy the village under a huge water reservoir. The proposed hydroelectric plant would not inundate New Panozero, but the settlement would become an island. Panozero is one of the most valuable old style villages in Karelia and the only one remaining along the Kem river. In the year 1996 Panozero was selected to the World Monuments Watch (WMW) list of 100 most endangered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostomuksha
Kostomuksha (; ; ; ) is a town in the northwest of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located from the border with Finland, on the shore of Lake Kontoki. Population: Geography The nearest large cities in Russia are St. Petersburg and Petrozavodsk, which are connected to Kostomuksha by rail. The nearest towns in Finland are Kuhmo and Kajaani. There is a large national park near the town with a reindeer population and a beaver population of Canadian origin, which were introduced in Finland and have migrated over into Russian territory. Part of the national park extends into Finnish territory. Tourism and recreational activities within the national park are subject to authorization. History It was established in 1977 as an urban-type settlement and populated by people from various regions of the Northwestern Soviet Union. It was mostly built by Finnish building companies, according to an agreement between the Soviet and Finnish governments. Town status was granted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kestenga
Kestenga (; ; ) is a rural village in the Loukhsky District of the Republic of Karelia in Russia on the northern shore of Lake Topozero. It is the administrative centre of the ''Kestenga rural settlement''. There is a railway station on the Loukhi- Pyaozersky line. As of the 2013 Census, its population was 1,117. The village was at the center of the Battle of Kestenga in 1941 between the Finnish and Soviet Army during the Continuation War. History One of the oldest settlements in the Loukhsky district. The history of the settlement dates back to the XV—XVI centuries. The first mention dates back to 1547. In 1628, the settlement was mentioned in a decree of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich as the center of the community on Topozera. In the XVII century, a monastery operated on the bank of the Topozer. In December 1708, by decree of Peter I, during the regional reform, the Arkhangelsk governorate was formed. In 1719, the Arkhangelsk province was formed in its composition, divid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia, or simply Karelia or Karjala (; ) is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia situated in the Northwest Russia, northwest of the country. The republic is a part of the Northwestern Federal District, and covers an area of , with a population of 533,121 residents. Its capital city, capital is Petrozavodsk. The modern Karelian Republic was founded as an autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR, by the Resolution of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) on 27 June 1923 and by the Decree of the VTsIK and the Council of People's Commissars of 25 July 1923, from the Karelian Labor Commune, Karelian Labour Commune. From 1940 to 1956, it was known as the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, one of the Republics of the Soviet Union, republics of the Soviet Union. In 1956, it was once again made an autonomous republic and remained part of Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Etymology "Karelia" deriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnic Languages
The Finnic or Baltic Finnic languages constitute a branch of the Uralic language family spoken around the Baltic Sea by the Baltic Finnic peoples. There are around 7 million speakers, who live mainly in Finland and Estonia. Traditionally, eight Finnic languages have been recognized. The major modern representatives of the family are Finnish language, Finnish and Estonian language, Estonian, the official languages of their respective nation states. ''ö'' after front-harmonic vowels. The lack of ''õ'' in these languages as an innovation rather than a retention has been proposed, and recently resurrected. Germanic loanwords found throughout Northern Finnic but absent in Southern are also abundant, and even several Baltic examples of this are known. Northern Finnic in turn divides into two main groups. The most Eastern Finnic group consists of the East Finnish dialects as well as Ingrian, Karelian and Veps; the proto-language of these was likely spoken in the vicinity of Lake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
