North Karelia

North Karelia () is a part of Karelia and a region in eastern Finland. Neighbouring regions are Northern Savonia, Southern Savonia, Kainuu and  South Karelia.

There is lot of fresh water in this region. Pielinen is the largest lake.

 Municipalities 
Pohjois-Karjala has 13 municipalities. 5 of those are cities (marked bold).

 Heinävesi
 Ilomantsi
 Joensuu
 Juuka
 Kitee
 Kontiolahti
 Lieksa
 Liperi
 Nurmes
 Outokumpu
 Polvijärvi
 Rääkkylä
 Tohmajärvi

 Other websites 

 Official website 


Category:Karelia