North Karelia

English

Etymology

From Finnish Pohjois-Karjala.

Proper noun

North Karelia

  1. A county and region in northern Karelia, in southeast Finland. (Since 2022, the English term officially prescribed as the name for the Finnish administrative unit long known as a “region” was changed to be called a “county”, although reference to counties as regions is still common. See Counties of Finland.)

Derived terms

  • North Karelian

Translations

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