Suoyarvi
Encyclopedia
Suoyarvi is a town and the administrative center of Suoyarvsky District
of the Republic of Karelia
, Russia
, located 140 kilometres (87 mi) northwest of Petrozavodsk
. Population:
Town status was granted to it in 1940. Suojärvi was the second largest town (by area, after Petsamo) ceded by Finland
to the Soviet Union
after the Continuation War
in 1944.
Suoyarvsky District
Suoyarvsky District is an administrative district , one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Suoyarvsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the town of Suoyarvi. District's population: 24,028 ; Population of Suoyarvi accounts for...
of the Republic of Karelia
Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is located in the northwestern part of Russia, taking intervening position between the basins of White and Baltic seas...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 140 kilometres (87 mi) northwest of Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It stretches along the western shore of the Lake Onega for some . The city is served by Petrozavodsk Airport. Municipally, it is incorporated as Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug . Population:...
. Population:
Town status was granted to it in 1940. Suojärvi was the second largest town (by area, after Petsamo) ceded by Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
to the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
after the Continuation War
Continuation War
The Continuation War was the second of two wars fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II.At the time of the war, the Finnish side used the name to make clear its perceived relationship to the preceding Winter War...
in 1944.