1132:
1144:
1318:
971:
795:. Until the end of the 13th century, Karelians enjoyed a period of relative independence and self-government. However, as Karelians came in contact with Novgorod some of them started to take part in internal and external Novgorodian politics. Russian chronicles mention a joint raid of Novgorod and Karelians on Tavastia in 1191. In the 13th century, the Karelian relationship with Novgorod underwent significant changes, from partnership and alliance to gradual dominance by the latter.
1131:
1143:
942:(1941–1944), in which Finland temporarily held most of Eastern Karelia, several thousands of Karelians chose to migrate west as Finnish forces retreated. The Karelians who migrated to Finland in the 20th century were initially Karelian speakers, but due to minor lingual differences and in order to assimilate into the local communities soon adopted the Finnish language after the war. Some of the evacuees later
440:
84:
398:
377:
356:
335:
1071:
145:
419:
891:
280:
43:
314:
825:. The agreement transferred governance of all western Karelian lands to Swedish sovereignty, while eastern Karelian lands fell under Novgorodian rule. This sundering started a long process of separation of Karelians into two different halves, with the main difference being religion, as western Karelians became first Roman Catholic and later
850:. This meant that the majority of Karelians were again living in one country, yet it did not bring peace to the Karelian people. As Sweden commenced the process of conversion of population of the ceded territories to Lutheran Protestantism, resistance appeared among Old-Believer Orthodox Karelians and neighbouring Orthodox
806:. In 1269, the prince of Novgorod prepared a raid against Karelians, but he abandoned his plans as he was advised against it by his councilors. In 1278, Novgorod made war against Karelians and, according to the chronicle, put Karelian lands "to sword and fire", which significantly reduced Karelian military power.
813:
and attempted to ensure their complete dominance with the foundation of castles, in 1293 at Vyborg and in 1295 at
Kexholm (Käkisalmi in Finnish, Koryela in Russian chronicles), on the sites of ancient Karelian settlements. However, Novgorod managed to repel the Swedish attack by capturing and burning
1197:
In 1926, according to the census, Karelians only accounted for 37.4% of the population in the Soviet
Karelian Republic (which at that time did not yet include territories that would later be taken from Finland and added, most of which had mostly Karelian inhabitants), or 100,781 Karelians. Russians,
961:
into the
Russian population. This process began several decades ago. For example, it has been estimated that even between the 1959 and 1970 Soviet censuses, nearly 30 percent of those who were enumerated as Karelian by self-identification in 1959 changed their self-identification to Russian 11 years
910:
As the Grand Duchy of
Finland was formed, its inhabitants struggled to properly identify themselves ethnically, some being Finnish, some Swedish and some Karelian. As the Fennoman movement started and the new Finnish nation commenced its forming and shaping process, attempts were made to restore the
714:
settled elsewhere in
Finland. A minority of them, about 38,000, were Border Karelian Orthodox Christians, who traditionally spoke Karelian. However, owing to Karelian not being recognized as its own language by the Finnish government until recently, most of these Karelians had no choice but to learn
1201:
By 2000, there were 65,651 Karelians in the
Republic of Karelia (65.1% of the number in 1926, including the Karelian regions taken from Finland which were not counted in 1926), and Karelians made up only 9.2% of the population in their homeland. Russians, meanwhile, were 76.6% of the population in
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Rodríguez-Varela, Ricardo; Moore, Kristjan H.S.; Ebenesersdóttir, S. Sunna; Kilinc, Gulsah Merve; Kjellström, Anna; Papmehl-Dufay, Ludvig; Alfsdotter, Clara; Berglund, Birgitta; Alrawi, Loey; Kashuba, Natalija; Sobrado, Verónica; Lagerholm, Vendela Kempe; Gilbert, Edmund; Cavalleri, Gianpiero L.;
857:
By the mid-17th century, the tension between the
Lutheran Swedish government and Orthodox Karelians led to yet another conflict between Sweden and Russia. From 1656 to 1658, Russian armed forces waged war on Karelian territories and tried to recapture them with the aid of some of the sympathizing
832:
Subsequent wars had
Karelians fighting on both sides of the conflict and often against each other. Meanwhile, Karelians on the Novgorodian and later Russian side of the border continued to settle northward towards the White Sea. By the late 14th century, Russian Karelians established control over
906:
in 1812, which brought all western
Karelians into the same state with Finns, while eastern Karelians remained under independent Russian administration. Although Karelians ended up in the same country the religious difference between eastern and western Karelians remained a dividing factor, which
881:
The next change happened in 1721 as Russia won the great northern war against Sweden (1700–21), which forced Sweden to cede the entire
Karelian Isthmus and Ladoga Karelia to Russia, with its now mostly Lutheran population. Although there were attempts to convert the local population to Orthodoxy
926:
As Finland gained its independence in 1917 the process of "finnisation" continued, but now even eastern Karelians were viewed as part of the Finnish nation. From 1918 to 1922, Finland made several attempts to expand into Eastern Karelia with some support by local Karelians. Several thousands of
841:
As the struggle for power in the region continued over the next centuries the borderline between Sweden and Russia moved several times with most of the changes happening in Northern Karelia and Kainuu. However, in 1617, the history of Karelians underwent a significant change as Russia ceded to
817:
In 1314, Karelians rose up against efforts made to convert them to Christianity, according to the Novgorod chronicle. The first rebellion started against Russian Orthodoxy with Käkisalmi captured and the killing of all Christians there. Then the rebellion spread over all Karelian lands, which
922:
inspired Finnish artists and researchers, who believed that the Orthodox Karelians had retained elements of an archaic, original Finnish culture which had disappeared from Finland. This led to numerous confusions with some claiming that western and eastern Karelians were different nations.
1033:
In addition to that, dialects of Karelian language are also spoken in different locations in the current area of Finland and elsewhere after WWII and in some villages near the Russian border in Kainuu region the northern dialect of Karelian language has been spoken continuously until now.
877:
to those Karelian lands which resulted in a mixture of local Karelians with Savonians in some areas. However, as Savonians themselves are of Karelian origin, this migration mostly affected local Karelians religiously (as the majority of the population became Lutheran) and to some extent
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Kushniarevich, Alena; Utevska, Olga; Chuhryaeva, Marina; Agdzhoyan, Anastasia; Dibirova, Khadizhat; Uktveryte, Ingrida; Möls, Märt; Mulahasanovic, Lejla; Pshenichnov, Andrey; Frolova, Svetlana; Shanko, Andrey; Metspalu, Ene; Reidla, Maere; Tambets, Kristiina; Tamm, Erika (2015-09-02).
755:, only one archeological discovery from this time period has been found, dating to the eighth century. The considerably higher number of archeological discoveries in these regions from AD 800 to AD 1050 indicates that the Karelian population grew and expanded rapidly during this time.
1388:, than with their non-Uralic-speaking neighbours. This is consistent with the idea that the Uralic peoples share common roots to some degree. Karelians are found to have significant IBD sharing with some non-Uralic-speaking peoples from the same distant regions, such as the
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Tambets, Kristiina; Yunusbayev, Bayazit; Hudjashov, Georgi; Ilumäe, Anne-Mai; Rootsi, Siiri; Honkola, Terhi; Vesakoski, Outi; Atkinson, Quentin; Skoglund, Pontus; Kushniarevich, Alena; Litvinov, Sergey; Reidla, Maere; Metspalu, Ene; Saag, Lehti; Rantanen, Timo (2018).
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In the 2021 Census, there were 25,901 Karelians in the Republic of Karelia, only 5.5% of the population. Meanwhile Russians now make up 86.4% of the population in Karelia. The total number of Karelians in Russia was 32,422, or 0.02% of the country's population.
1364:
ancestry is mostly European, Karelians also carry some Siberian-related admixture (6–12 %) commonly found in Uralic-speaking groups. Like other Baltic Finnic peoples, Karelians have a high level of Steppe-related admixture. Karelians cluster with
1022:
Olonets Karelian or Livvi (in southeastern parts of Karelian republic, before World War II also in the easternmost part of What was Finland before the war, and in different locations in the current area of Finland and elsewhere after the
861:
Many of the Karelians who remained Orthodox by 1658 were unwilling to remain in Sweden and convert to Lutheranism, which triggered a mass migration of many Orthodox Karelians from these areas into other parts of Russia, some going to the
1009:
South Karelian (Southern parts of the Karelian republic, before World War II also in the easternmost part of what was Finland before the war, and in different locations in the current area of Finland and elsewhere after WWII)
1198:
meanwhile, numbered 153,967 in Karelia, or 57.2% of the population. Adding the Tver Karelian population of 140,567 at the time to the statistic gives a total of at least 241,348 Karelians in the whole USSR, if not far more.
907:
somewhat affected the linguistics but even until the beginning of the 20th century both groups could understand each other. Yet eastern Karelians managed to preserve traditions and folklore better than western Karelians.
915:
traveled to different parts of Eastern Karelia to gather folklore and epic poetry. The Orthodox Karelians in North Karelia and Russia were now seen as close brethren or even a sub-group of the Finns. The ideology of
3125:
1332:
is typical among Karelians, as it is observed in either slightly more or less than 40 percent of Karelian men. It has high frequencies among Uralic-speaking and other North Eurasian populations. Haplogroup
809:
While Novgorod unsuccessfully tried to subdue Karelians, Sweden achieved its goals over the neighbouring Finnish tribes. The Swedes raided Karelian lands, began to convert the local population to
732:, settlers from western Finland mixed with the local population to form the Karelian ethnic group. Possible migration from elsewhere may also have contributed to the Karelian ethnic composition.
1190:
Karelians have been declining in numbers in modern times significantly due to a number of factors. These include low birthrates (characteristic of the region in general) and especially
762:
sources. Several old Scandinavian sagas and chronicles refer to Karelia sometimes as Karjalabotn, Kirjalabotnar, or Kirjaland, which means that Karelians and Karelia were known to the
902:
After Russia conquered the entire Finnish territories in yet another Russo-Swedish war in 1808–09, it was decided to join the Karelian Isthmus and Ladoga Karelia to the newly formed
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lost Finnish identity. The process of "finnisation" of Finland started. As part of that process during the 19th century, Finnish folklorists including
3139:
1928:
1552:
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The first mention of Karelians in Russian chronicles dates to 1143, when the Novgorod chronicle mentions that Karelians raided neighbouring
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Ryssittely loppui vasta, kun evakoiden lapset kävivät "sotaan" paikallisia vastaan – 1940-luvun Suomi sopeutti pakolaisiaan kovalla kädellä
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As some of the lands in the eastern Karelian Isthmus and Ladoga Karelia became partially depopulated Sweden decided to move settlers from
1342:
692:
668:, where they are the designated ethnic group, and in other adjacent north-western parts of the country. They traditionally speak the
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1326:
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228:
126:
70:
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Peltola, Sanni; Majander, Kerttu; Makarov, Nikolaj; Dobrovolskaya, Maria; Nordqvist, Kerkko; Salmela, Elina; Onkamo, Päivi (2023).
702:, who are a subset of Finns. There were Karelian-speaking Karelians living in the easternmost parts of Finnish Karelia, known as "
4572:
2870:
747:, the number of archeological discoveries from this time period is lower, though permanent inhabitation was nonetheless present.
1049:. Karelian shamanism is still practiced by some Karelians. Folk-beliefs have also been widely incorporated into Christianity by
821:
In 1323, Karelians suffered a forceful sundering as Sweden and Novgorod divided Karelian lands and their inhabitants by signing
814:
down Kexholm Castle. After this, Sweden and Novgorod engaged in the long conflict for rule over the Karelians and their lands.
93:
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minority, while others moved to the region of Valdai in the Novgorod region and yet others to White Karelia by the White Sea.
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181:
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4170:
188:
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in 1187. This mention of Karelian raids on Sweden in the chronicle is given as the main reason to found
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653:. This distinction historically arose from Karelia having been fought over and eventually split between
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822:
34:, also known as Finnish Karelians or Karelian Finns, who are a distinct ethnic group living in Finland.
2173:"Genes reveal traces of common recent demographic history for most of the Uralic-speaking populations"
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Archeological evidence indicates that Karelian inhabitation was highest along the western shore of
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970:
895:
743:, with multiple cemeteries and other archeological discoveries dating from AD 600 to AD 800. In
645:. Karelians living in Russian Karelia are considered a distinct ethnic group closely related to
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is approximately as common for Karelian males, and 10 percent of them belong to the haplogroup
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1409:
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810:
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729:
669:
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646:
630:
578:
551:
519:
463:
31:
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in the easternmost part of Karelian republic is currently considered as language of its own.
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local Orthodox population, but after two years of fighting both sides came to a stand-still.
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After the Winter War, Finland had to cede the Karelian Isthmus and Ladoga Karelia to the
2093:
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is the only city in Russia where the Karelians form a majority (60% of the population).
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2598:
2571:
2528:
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2273:
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eastern Karelians migrated to Finland by 1922 from different parts of Eastern Karelia.
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843:
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650:
471:
202:
62:
1183:. The Russians also promised tax deductions if the Orthodox Karelians migrated there.
982:. The sign translates to: "Welcome. Here, Karelian is spoken. Own mind, own language."
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Karelians. Karelian tales, along with some Finnish ones, have been collected to form
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as early as the 7th century. Another mention of Karelians in Scandinavian sources is
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across Finland's new border from the territories that were to be ceded. After the
751:, South Karelia has been continuously inhabited for approximately 2,000 years. In
2290:
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Russian Karelians, living in the Republic of Karelia, are nowadays rapidly being
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linguistically, but it did not bring major changes to the ethnic map of Karelia.
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White Karelia and came in conflict with the Norwegians on the peninsula of Kola.
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Sweden, along with other territories, the eastern part of the Karelian Isthmus,
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PCA and genetic distances of Uralic-speaking populations (Tambets et al 2018).
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Anderson, Barbara A.; Silver, Brian D. (November 1983).
772:. Part of the Chronicle attributes to the Karelians the
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691:, as some Karelians migrated to those areas after the
802:. In 1253, Karelians aided Novgorod in its wars with
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1687:: Otavan Kirjapaino Oy. pp. 170–171, 192.
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1167:after Russia's defeat in 1617 against
1042:The majority of Russian Karelians are
998:North Karelian (northern parts of the
715:Finnish and now speak mostly Finnish.
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1518:"Ethnic composition of Ukraine 2001"
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1681:Rajamaa - Etelä Karjalan Historia I
1652:Rajamaa - Etelä Karjalan Historia I
1541:Template:Url=https://andmed.stat.ee
1881:"Karjala - kieli, murre ja paikka"
1725:Saga Ólafs hins helga Haraldssonar
936:over 400,000 people were evacuated
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649:, who are considered a subset of
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2388:Tracing Finland's Eastern Border
1929:Federal State Statistics Service
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2382:Saimaa Canal links two Karelias
1925:"Национальный состав населения"
1894:Cole, Jeffrey E. (2011-05-25).
1147:Settlement of Karelians in the
1135:Settlement of Karelians in the
637:, which is today split between
154:needs additional citations for
60:or discuss these issues on the
3033:Indigenous peoples of Dagestan
1744:, Chapter 10: The founding of
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1137:Northwestern Federal District
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4588:Indigenous peoples of Europe
2291:10.1371/journal.pone.0135820
1716:Hálfdanar saga Eysteinssonar
1564:(in Russian). Archived from
1171:— in order to escape forced
898:(Sammatus), Russian Karelia.
774:sack and pillage of Sigtuna
674:Eastern Orthodox Christians
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109:conditions to do so are met
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2350:10.1016/j.cell.2022.11.024
1376:Karelians share more IBD (
990:is closely related to the
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2249:10.1016/j.cub.2022.11.036
2190:10.1186/s13059-018-1522-1
1900:. ABC-CLIO. p. 220.
1770:The Chronicle of Novgorod
1634:Mäntymäki, Varpu (2017).
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1149:Central Federal District
30:Not to be confused with
4573:Ethnic groups in Russia
2894:Ethnic groups in Russia
1327:Y-chromosome haplogroup
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2332:Hovig, Eivind (2023).
1492:Languages of Finland.
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1093:improve this section
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4505:Assimilated peoples
3121:Meadow-Eastern Mari
1522:Pop-stat.mashke.org
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894:Karelian elders in
837:Early modern period
666:Republic of Karelia
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4552:Siberian Bukharans
3711:Aukhovite Chechens
3663:Siberian Bukharans
2989:Aukhovite Chechens
2242:(1): 174–182.e10.
1571:on 18 October 2013
1349:(45.7 %) and
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1013:Tver Karelian (In
1006:region even today)
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900:
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3670:Zabolotnie Tatars
3149:Northwestern Mari
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2663:Northwestern Mari
2449:Peoples speaking
2376:Russian Karelians
1907:978-1-59884-303-3
1694:978-951-37-7468-4
1665:978-951-37-7468-4
1410:List of Karelians
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980:Vedlozero, Russia
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811:Roman Catholicism
800:Eastern Orthodoxy
730:Early Middle Ages
700:Finnish Karelians
693:Russo-Swedish War
678:Karelian enclaves
670:Karelian language
647:Finnish Karelians
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4445:
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4264:Meskhetian Turks
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4229:
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4208:Sakhalin Koreans
4203:
4185:
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4126:
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4093:
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4079:
4072:
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3992:Crimean Karaites
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1110:
1104:
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1044:Eastern Orthodox
992:Finnish language
940:Continuation War
866:and forming the
741:Karelian Isthmus
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4593:Karelian people
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4562:
4561:
4556:
4500:
4471:Caucasus Greeks
4443:Afro-Abkhazians
4441:
4425:
4371:
4327:
4295:Kola Norwegians
4293:
4244:
4225:
4206:
4199:
4136:
4122:
4115:
4096:
4089:
4082:
4075:
4068:
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3947:
3907:
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3850:
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3687:
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3661:
3654:
3647:
3640:
3633:
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3532:
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3476:
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3411:
3329:
3322:
3308:
3301:
3294:
3287:
3278:
3261:
3247:
3238:
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3217:
3203:
3196:
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2453:
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4102:
4101:
4094:
4087:
4080:
4073:
4061:
4056:
4051:
4050:
4049:
4046:Siberian Finns
4042:
4039:Murmansk Finns
4035:
4023:
4022:
4021:
4009:
4004:
3999:
3994:
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3984:
3979:
3974:
3969:
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3954:
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3940:
3935:
3930:
3925:
3919:
3917:
3913:
3912:
3909:
3908:
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3905:
3903:Tver Karelians
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3892:
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3885:
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3857:
3856:
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4456:Armeno-Tats
4373:Ural Swedes
4259:Macedonians
4254:Lithuanians
4091:Mingrelians
3967:Belarusians
3949:Cherkesogai
3812: [
3642:Chat Tatars
3138: [
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2847: [
2656:Meadow Mari
2644:Volga Finns
2599:Kildin Sámi
2359:10810/60423
1934:30 December
1860:January 10,
1772:, 1016–1471
1620:18 February
1599:18 February
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1279:Percentage
1247:Population
1179:in Swedish
1177:Lutheranism
1157:Tver oblast
919:Karelianism
737:Lake Ladoga
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591:karjalaiset
518:Especially
272:karjalaiset
266:karjalaižet
178:"Karelians"
4567:Categories
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4401:Ukrainians
4329:Ruska Roma
4303:Pakistanis
4289:Norwegians
4246:Latgalians
4156:Hungarians
4117:Mennonites
3982:Bulgarians
3865:Tabasarans
3382:Kamchadals
3328:Indigenous
3097:Izhma Komi
3043:Kabardians
2777:Hungarians
2754:Ob-Ugrians
2730:Izhma Komi
2619:Skolt Sámi
2594:Inari Sámi
2183:(1): 139.
2127:2024-08-08
2103:2024-08-08
2079:2024-08-08
2055:2024-08-08
2031:2024-08-08
2007:2024-08-08
1983:2024-08-08
1959:2024-08-08
1800:Demography
1527:2017-03-12
1503:2017-03-12
1478:2023-01-03
1456:References
1382:Volga-Ural
1173:conversion
1109:March 2017
1047:Christians
944:immigrated
896:Sambatuksa
627:indigenous
269:karjalazet
263:Karelians
219:March 2017
189:newspapers
117:March 2017
94:neutrality
57:improve it
4547:Pumpokols
4542:Meshchera
4362:Spaniards
4337:Romanians
4269:Moldovans
4216:Krymchaks
4151:Hamshenis
4070:Adjarians
4064:Georgians
4012:Estonians
3957:Assyrians
3943:Armenians
3933:Americans
3898:Besermyan
3809:Kubachins
3751:Chamalals
3736:Bagvalals
3605:Kumandins
3534:Hamnigans
3490:Izhorians
3482:Northwest
3452:Nganasans
3444:Khandeyar
3339:Far North
3310:Nağaybäks
3296:Kryashens
3192:Ossetians
3184:Khandeyar
3058:Karelians
3053:Karachays
2953:Telengits
2925:Natukhajs
2823:Nganasans
2795:Magyarabs
2742:Besermans
2697:Meshchera
2659:Hill Mari
2614:Pite Sámi
2604:Lule Sámi
2537:Livonians
2524:Karelians
2519:Izhorians
2475:Estonians
2468:Bjarmians
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2258:0960-9822
2199:1474-760X
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4240:Latvians
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3972:Bosniaks
3880:Tsakhurs
3852:Karagash
3845:Ak Nogai
3776:Khwarshi
3756:Godoberi
3746:Botlikhs
3721:Akhvakhs
3693:Dagestan
3683:Tofalars
3600:Kamasins
3552:Negidals
3520:Far East
3505:Vepsians
3467:Yukaghir
3407:Alyutors
3377:Itelmens
3352:Chukchis
3219:Cossacks
3213:Russians
3157:Mordvins
3013:Besleney
3007:Cherkess
2983:Chechens
2973:Bashkirs
2960:Tubalars
2946:Chelkans
2940:Altaians
2932:Shapsugs
2918:Bzhedugs
2833:Kamasins
2805:Samoyeds
2790:Székelys
2717:Permians
2673:Mordvins
2634:Ume Sámi
2629:Ter Sámi
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1313:Genetics
1265:124,921
1262:133,182
1259:141,148
1256:164,050
1253:249,855
1250:248,030
1055:Kalevala
1051:Orthodox
1038:Religion
966:Language
959:absorbed
827:Lutheran
789:Tavastia
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552:Karelian
548:Language
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286:jouhikko
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4512:Agrzhan
4491:Qaratay
4481:Korlaks
4421:Yazidis
4411:Uyghurs
4352:Slovaks
4308:Pamiris
4227:Kurmanj
4195:Koreans
4181:Kazakhs
4161:Indians
4111:Germans
4077:Ingiloy
4007:Dungans
3977:Britons
3928:Afghans
3834:Lezgins
3802:Kaitags
3796:Dargins
3771:Karatas
3766:Hunzibs
3761:Hinukhs
3741:Bezhtas
3701:Abazins
3678:Teleuts
3592:Siberia
3510:Votians
3457:Selkups
3402:Koryaks
3367:Dolgans
3362:Chuvans
3357:Chulyms
3330:peoples
3271:Udmurts
3163:Mokshas
3076:Abugach
3069:Koibals
3048:Kalmyks
3002:Chuvash
2997:Chukchi
2978:Buryats
2968:Balkars
2902:Titular
2828:Selkups
2785:Csángós
2737:Udmurts
2689:Meryans
2683:Mokshas
2309:4558026
2208:6151024
1823:2061114
1386:Siberia
1274:32,422
1271:60,815
1268:93,344
1215:Census
1181:Karelia
1101:removed
1086:sources
962:later.
875:Savonia
793:Koryela
764:Vikings
719:History
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595:Swedish
587:Finnish
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563:Country
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480:Finnish
476:Russian
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345:10,000
341:Finland
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4532:Muroma
4466:Buzava
4406:Uzbeks
4381:Tajiks
4367:Swedes
4342:Rusyns
4235:Kyrgyz
4132:Greeks
4059:Gagauz
4054:French
4002:Czechs
3997:Cubans
3923:Abkhaz
3870:Talysh
3860:Rutuls
3839:Nogais
3824:Kumyks
3781:Tindis
3731:Archis
3706:Aghuls
3624:Soyots
3562:Orochs
3557:Nivkhs
3528:Evenks
3472:Yupiks
3438:Nenets
3433:Naukan
3420:Karaga
3397:Khanty
3387:Kereks
3347:Aleuts
3318:Yakuts
3281:Tatars
3257:Tuvans
3249:Pomors
3198:Digors
3178:Nenets
3170:Erzyas
3086:Khanty
3063:Khakas
3038:Ingush
3020:Ademey
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1291:0.11%
1288:0.14%
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