Olonets Governorate, which is sometimes used to demarcate the border of Olonets Karelia

Olonets Karelia (Finnish: Aunuksen Karjala, shortened. Aunus; Karelian: Anuksen Karjala, shortened. Anus; Russian: Олонецкая Карелия, romanized: Olonetskaja Karelija) is a historical and cultural region and the southern portion of East Karelia, which is apart of Russia. Olonets Karelia is located between the other historical regions of Ladoga Karelia, to its west, White Karelia, to its north, the River Svir, to its south and Lake Onega on its eastern side.^[1] Olonets Karelia is home to its own dialect of the Karelian language, which is known as Livvi Karelian or sometimes as 'Olonets Karelian'.^[2]

Parts of Karelia, as they are divided today

The area in the modern day is mostly inhabited by East Slavic peoples, such as Russians and Ukrainians, followed after by Karelians and the Veps. The largest city in the Olonets Karelia region is Petrozavodsk, followed by Kondopoga, Segezha and Medvezhyegorsk.^[3]

See also

• Olonets, town in which the region is named after.
• Olonetsky District, district named after the town of Olonets.
• Aunus expedition, Finnish military expedition for the annexation of the Olonets Karelia region during the Heimosodat.

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