Suoyarvi

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Suoyarvi (Russian: Суоя́рви; Finnish: Suojärvi) is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located some 140 km north-west of Petrozavodsk at 62°4′60″N, 32°21′0″E. Population: 11,600 (2002 Census). Town status since 1940. Suojärvi was the largest town (by area) ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union after the Continuation War in 1944.

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