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Karelia & the North

Thousands of lakes, pine forest and a long tradition of wooden building. The pace is slower here, and the light in summer lasts nearly all night.

An aerial view over endless spruce and birch forest and low hills towards a distant blue ridge under a pale sky in the north — Photo: Andreykokin / commons.wikimedia.org / CC BY-SA 4.0

Landmarks in Karelia & the North

UNESCO World Heritage

Karelia & the North

Kizhi Pogost

A cluster of wooden churches on an island in Lake Onega, topped by a tower of silvery domes.
UNESCO World Heritage

Karelia & the North

Solovetsky Monastery

A fortified island monastery in the White Sea, with walls built of enormous boulders.