North Karelia
North Karelia is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu, North Savo, South Savo and South Karelia, as well as Russia.
The city of Joensuu is the capital of North Karelia.
North Karelia is renowned among public health officials. In the 1960s Finland led industrialized nations in heart disease mortality rates; North Karelia had Finland's highest incidence. In 1972 a long-term project was undertaken which targeted this risk in North Karelia. The resulting improvement in public health is still considered remarkable, a model for the rest of the nation.Historical province
Municipalities
The region of North Karelia is made up of 12 municipalities, of which five have city status.
Joensuu sub-region:
- Ilomantsi
- Joensuu
- Juuka
- Kontiolahti
- Liperi
- Outokumpu
- Polvijärvi
Central Karelia sub-region:
- Kitee
- Rääkkylä
- Tohmajärvi
Pielinen Karelia sub-region:
The coat of arms of North Karelia is composed of the arms of Karelia.Education
Institutions of higher education in North Karelia include:
Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in North Karelia:
- Centre Party 24.46%
- Social Democratic Party 21.41%
- Finns Party 18.83%
- Green League 9.93%
- National Coalition Party 9.01%
- Christian Democrats 6.68%
- Left Alliance 5.26%
- Blue Reform 2.24%
- Movement Now 0.96%
- Seven Star Movement 0.21%
- Other parties 1.01%
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