Discover Karelia
Cities, lakes, people, history and nature. Your first introduction to the region.
Destinations in Karelia
Lake Ladoga
Islands, skerries and marble shores
Lake Onega
Wooden architecture and open water
Central Karelia
Waterfalls, forests and lakeside roads
Kalevala & the west
A land of runes and forest lakes
The White Sea
Pomor towns and sea horizons
Northern Karelia
Fells, stillness and Paanajärvi
Places and stories
Petrozavodsk
Regional capital on Lake Onega.
CitySortavala
Historic town and gateway to the Ladoga area.
NatureRuskeala Mountain Park
Marble canyon and one of Karelia’s best-known attractions.
HeritageKizhi Island
Island on Lake Onega, famed for historic wooden architecture.
HeritageValaam Island
Archipelago on Lake Ladoga with a historic monastery.
NatureLadoga Skerries
Rocky islands and inlets along northern Lake Ladoga.
NatureKivach Waterfall
Waterfall within a protected nature reserve.
CityKondopoga
Town near Lake Onega with industrial heritage.
CityKostomuksha
Northwestern Karelian town near protected nature areas.
CityKem
Historic town near the White Sea.
CityBelomorsk
White Sea town with Pomor heritage.
NaturePaanajärvi National Park
Northern national park with lakes and forest landscapes.
HeritageKalevala
Lakeside settlement associated with Karelian rune-singing traditions.
CityMedvezhyegorsk
Town at the northern end of Lake Onega.
CityPudozh
Historic town on the Vodla River, east of Lake Onega.
CityLoukhi
A settlement and starting point for exploring northern Karelia.