Savonian people

Savonians
Coat of arms of the historical province of Savonia
Regions with significant populations
North and South Savo
Languages
Finnish (Savonian dialects)
Religion
Lutheranism
Related ethnic groups
Russian Karelians, other Finns, especially Tavastians, Kainuu Finns, Finnish Karelians, Forest Finns, Ingrian Finns

Savonians (Finnish: savolaiset; Savonian: savolaaset, savolaeset), or Savo Finns, are a subgroup (heimo) of Finns who live in the areas of the historical province of Savonia.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.