Suoyarvi

Suoyarvi
Суоярви
Suojärvi (Karelian/Finnish)
Other transcription(s)
  Karelian/FinnishSuojärvi
A street in Suoyarvi
Location of Suoyarvi
Suoyarvi
Location of Suoyarvi
Suoyarvi
Suoyarvi (Karelia)
Coordinates: 62°05′N 32°21′E / 62.083°N 32.350°E / 62.083; 32.350
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Karelia
Administrative districtSuoyarvsky District
First mentioned1589
Town status since1940
Population
  Total
9,766
  Capital ofSuoyarvsky District
  Municipal districtSuoyarvsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementSuoyarvskoye Urban Settlement
  Capital ofSuoyarvsky Municipal District, Suoyarvskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (UTC+03:00 )
Postal code(s)
186870, 186872
OKTMO ID86650101001
Websitesuojarvi-gp.ucoz.ru

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 Soviet census).