The Karelian Language
Up to World War II Karelian was spoken in the historical Border-Karelian region on the northern shore of Lake Ladoga. After the war immigrant Karelians were settled all over Finland. In 2001 the Karelian Language Society estimated that the language is understood by 11,000–12,000 people in Finland, most of whom are elderly.
Karelian was recognized in a regulation by the President in November 2009, in accordance with the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
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