North Karelia
North Karelia (Finnish: Pohjois-Karjala) is a part of Karelia and a region in eastern Finland. Neighbouring regions are Northern Savonia, Southern Savonia, Kainuu and South Karelia.
There is lot of fresh water in this region. Pielinen is the largest lake.
Municipalities[change | change source]
Pohjois-Karjala has 13 municipalities. 5 of those are cities (marked bold).
- Ilomantsi
- Joensuu
- Juuka
- Kitee
- Kontiolahti
- Lieksa
- Liperi
- Nurmes
- Outokumpu
- Polvijärvi
- Rääkkylä
- Tohmajärvi
- Valtimo
Other websites[change | change source]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to North Karelia.
- Official website Archived 2014-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
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