Good to know
Facts:
The Finnish traditional dishes karjalanpiirakat (Karelian rice pastries) and
karjalanpaisti (Karelian meat stew) come from Southeastern Finland.
Lönnrot collected poems for the Kalevala from Karelian people who sung
folk poetry
Celebrities from
Lappeenranta:
Ex-news-reporter Arvi Lind
Heavy metal bands Mokoma and Kotiteollisuus
Dialectal cartoons:
Kallija tyttölöi (Asterix)
Dialectal words:
koussikka = a ladle
Stereotypies:
Karelian people are considered merry and chatty.