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Anthem of the Republic of Karelia

Государственный гимн Республики Карелия
Karjalan Tasavallan valtiohymni
English: Anthem of the Republic of Karelia
Gosudarstvennyy gimn Respubliki Kareliya
Coat of Arms of Republic of Karelia.svg
The Coat of Arms of Republic of Karelia.

Regional anthem of Republic of Karelia
Lyrics Armas Mashin / Ivan Kostin
Music Alexander Beloborodov
Adopted April 6, 1993
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Anthem of the Republic of Karelia

The Anthem of the Republic of Karelia is the national anthem of the Republic of Karelia.

The music for the anthem was written by Alexander Beloborodov. The Russian lyrics were composed by Armas Mishin and Ivan Kostin. The Finnish text was written by Mishin alone. The lyrics of the anthem are established by law. The melody of the anthem in most parts follows the melody of the Finnish traditional song Karjalan kunnailla. Since December 2001, the Russian text is the only official one.


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