Suojärvi

Suoyarvi (English) Суоярви (Russian) Suojärvi (Karelian/Finnish)
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A street in Suoyarvi
Location of the Republic of Karelia in Russia
Suoyarvi Location of Suoyarvi in the Republic of Karelia
Coordinates: 62°05′N 32°21′E / 62.083°N 32.350°E / 62.083; 32.350Coordinates: 62°05′N 32°21′E / 62.083°N 32.350°E / 62.083; 32.350
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of April 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Karelia
Administrative district	Suoyarvsky District
Administrative center of	Suoyarvsky District
Municipal status (as of April 2013)
Municipal district	Suoyarvsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Suoyarvskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Suoyarvsky Municipal District, Suoyarvskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	9,766 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
First mentioned	1589
Town status since	1940
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Suoyarvi (Russian: Суоя́рви; Karelian: Suojärvi; Finnish: Suojärvi) is a town and the administrative center of Suoyarvsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located 140 kilometers (87 mi) northwest of Petrozavodsk. Population: 9,766 (2010 Census);11,600 (2002 Census);11,772 (1989 Census).

Tsardom of Russia 1589–1617
Kingdom of Sweden 1617–1721
 Russian Empire 1721–1917
 Republic of Finland 1917–1940
 Soviet Union 1940–1941
 Republic of Finland 1941–1944
 Soviet Union 1944–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present

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