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Also known as Pohjois-Karjala, Northern Karelia, Norra Karelen, North Karelia Region
region of Finland
AI overview
North Karelia is a region located in eastern Finland that borders Russia. It is notable for the North Karelia Project, a famous public health initiative launched in the 1970s that successfully reduced heart disease rates through lifestyle and dietary changes, becoming a model for health interventions worldwide.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Norra Karelen
- Population
- 161418
- Area
- 22903.22
- Official website
- www.pohjois-karjala.fi
- Image
- View from Akka-Koli towards south in Lieksa, Finland, 2019 July.jpg
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- Commons category
- North Karelia
- native label
- Norra Karelen
- inception
- 1994-01-01
- P11012
- Ananas comosus