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.

The location of North Karelia in Finland

Flag

coat of arms

There is lot of fresh water in this region. Pielinen is the largest lake.

Municipalities

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

• Official website Archived 2014-04-02 at the Wayback Machine