>>119641 (OP) The Chukhonians should leave Sortaval Kurkieki.
"This is not a Finnish city": the head of Karelia proposed to rename Sortavala to Serdobol
The head of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov made a proposal to return the historical names of the settlements of the republic. In his opinion, Sortavala has no relation to Finland and should bear the original name of Serdobol. At the same time, Parfenchik proposed to rename Kurkieki to Kuryazh.
The head of the Republic of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov proposed to rename Sortavala. According to the head of the region, it would be more appropriate to call the city Serdobol, reports FederalPress. He announced his proposal during the awarding ceremony of the participants of the SVO.