Lake Suoyarvi

Suojärvi, the swamp lake, lies in the wooded country of southwestern Karelia. The Shuya begins here and flows through Shotozero, Vagatozero and Logmozero before reaching Lake Onega. The Shuyezersky pogost on the lake was recorded as a church community in 1589 and became independent in 1630. The lake and its outlet belong to a network of waterways that joins the western Karelian interior with the great waters of Onega.