South Karelia
| South Karelia Etelä-Karjalan maakunta Södra Karelens landskap |
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| Country | Finland | |
| Historical province | Karelia | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7,235.59 km2 (2,793.68 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 133,311 | |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) | |
| NUTS | FI187 | |
| Regional bird | Thrush nightingale | |
| Regional fish | Lake salmon | |
| Regional flower | Spring pasque flower | |
| Website | Etelä-Karjala | |
South Karelia (Finnish: Etelä-Karjala; Swedish: Södra Karelen) is a region of Finland. It borders to the regions of Kymenlaakso, Southern Savonia, North Karelia and to Russia.
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Historical province [edit]
For History, Geography and Culture see: Karelia
Regional Council [edit]
Municipalities [edit]
South Karelia is divided into ten municipalities. Two of these are cities.
Heraldry [edit]
The coat of arms of South Karelia is composed of the arms of Karelia.
Gallery [edit]
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Imatrankoski Rapids, largest in Europe
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Uukuniemi Church
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Lappeenranta harbour
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Countryside of Lappeenranta
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On a boat in a lock on Saimaa Canal
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On the shore of Lake Saimaa, Finland's largest lake
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Luumäki Church
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The Salpa-Line in Lappeenranta
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Pulsa train station, Lappeenranta
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Vaaranmäki, Saari
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Ruokolahti Bell Tower
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Lake Simpelejärvi
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Restaurant Kägöne in style of a Border-Karelian house, Parikkala
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Suomenniemi Church
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Haukkavuori in Rautjärvi
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Saari Church
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Imatra State Hotel
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Kotkaniemi in Luumäki, former home of President Svinhufvud, now museum
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A wintery rural landscape in Lappeenranta
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Kärnäkoski Fortress in Savitaipale
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River Vuoksi is dry most of the time at Imatrankoski Rapids; the power plant was built in 1920s
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Parikkala Church
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Fortification, Lappeenranta
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Church of the Three Crosses by Alvar Aalto in Imatra
External links [edit]
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