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Why visit Porosozero
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Weather in Porosozero
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About Porosozero
Porosozero (Russian: Поросо́зеро; Karelian: Porarvi; Finnish: Porajärvi) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Suoyarvsky District of the Republic of Karelia, located along the Suna River. Municipally, it is a part and the administrative center of Porosozerskoye Rural Settlement of Suoyarvsky Municipal District. Population: 3,529 (2002 Census); 4,406 (1989 Census).
From the Wikipedia article Porosozero (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
After Finland's declaration of independence during the Russian Civil War, the parish became an issue in Finnish–Russian relations when its population held a vote in August 1918 to join Finland. The Finnish Army moved to occupy Porosozero in October. In the 1920 Treaty of Tartu, Finland gave up its claims on Porosozero and the neighboring Reboly, and instead received Petsamo in the far north, which had been annexed by Finland in 1918.
The inhabitants of Porosozero, however, did not give up, and in 1921 they started a rebellion against the Bolsheviks. The resistance movement, the Metsäsissit (literally Forest Guerillas) recruited volunteers from Finland and managed to capture large parts of East Karelia. The Bolsheviks fought back, and in 1922 the last guerillas withdrew to Finland.
During the negotiations preceding the Winter War, Joseph Stalin offered Reboly and Porosozero in exchange for a smaller area on the Karelian Isthmus. The offer was rejected.
From the History section of Porosozero on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 118 km away.
- Gimoly 41 km northwest, about 41 min by car
- Sukkozero 54 km north, about 54 min by car
- Girvas 56 km southeast, about 56 min by car
- Suoyarvi 72 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Veshkelitsa 89 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
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Photo credits
- Ст. Поросозеро5, Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Поросозеро (озеро, Суоярвский район) 1, Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Поросозеро (озеро, Суоярвский район) 2, Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 90 км (Гимольская -Аконъярви), Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ст. Поросозеро1, Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ст. Поросозеро2, Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ст. Поросозеро4, Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ст. Поросозеро6, Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ст. Поросозеро7, Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ст. Поросозеро3, Scaut2002, CC BY-SA 4.0
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