Among the main types of industrial goods produced in Petrozavodsk, the leading areas are: thermal and electrical energy, equipment for the chemical and paper industries, lumber, skidding mechanisms, planed materials, door and window blocks, knitwear and clothing, semi-finished meat and sausage products, confectionery and bakery products, souvenirs, alcoholic beverages. They characterize the employment of the population.
Petrozavodsk is the capital of Karelia, a city of forests and swamps.
City population
Due to negative natural growth, in recent years there has been a downward trend in the city's population. According to statistical data for 2010, the population of Petrozavodsk was 271 thousand people. According to this indicator, the capital of Karelia ranks 63rd in the Russian Federation.
In 2010, the population decline was caused by the removal of several settlements from the city.
The population of Petrozavodsk is represented mainly by Russian people. About 20 percent of Karelians live in the city. In addition, Vepsians live here. Their number corresponds to half of all Karelian Vepsians, as well as ¼ of the Vepsians registered on the territory of the Russian Federation. About 50 different nationalities are registered in the capital of Karelia.
The Administration of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation has information that 85,500 people of retirement age live in Petrozavodsk. On average, a Petrozavodsk pensioner is 63-64 years old, more than 6,700 people are over 80 years old. As of 2010, there were 3 people living in Petrozavodsk who were 100 years old.
Way of life
The Petrozavodsk Employment Center claims that vacancies for artisans and craftsmen in the locality are always open. Embroidery on clothing and home textiles, sewing with gold threads, birch bark weaving, and wood painting are considered traditional for these places. As well as blacksmith craft, artistic carving, creating decorative elements and jewelry from dry straw.
Local craftswomen decorate clothes with pearl embroidery and weave mats and carpets. Products from local manufacturers can be purchased in museums, galleries and exhibition centers. The workshops employ a large number of ethnic minorities, as well as people with disabilities. Employees of the Petrozavodsk Employment Center note a reduction in the number of unemployed and an increase in the number of able-bodied citizens.
Basic information about the city
Petrozavodsk is the long-time capital of the Republic of Karelia. It is located on the shores of the legendary Lake Onega. The length of the city along the lake is 22 kilometers. The city is cut into pieces by non-navigable rivers: Neglinka, Lososinka, Tomitsa, and is surrounded by a forest belt.
Let's take a closer look at what microdistricts Petrozavodsk consists of. The population lives in several parts: Zheleznodorozhny district, Kukkovka, Vygoinavolok, Oktyabrsky district, Klyuchevoy, Silicate plant, Solomennoye, Northern industrial zone. In 1991, the official coat of arms of the city appeared. The city itself owes its appearance to Peter the Great and the events that took place in the 18th century. At this time Russia was looking for access to the Baltic Sea. Everything in the country was being rebuilt in a “European way”, Petrozavodsk was no exception.
The population was engaged in agriculture and industrial production. It was by the Decree of the Emperor that the Petrovsky plant was founded at the mouth of Lososinka, and Petrozavodsk is proud of it. At that time, the population produced various materials and decorations for the city, and the legendary Peter the Great’s fleet was built here. Petrovskaya Sloboda was founded around the plant. In the capital of Karelia, parts of historical buildings have been preserved: the architectural ensemble of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Cross. To this day, along Neglinka there are wooden houses that belonged to the city nobility. The war did not spare the city of Petrozavodsk. The population rebuilt it, and the city received a second life.
Key information
The city is included in the list of settlements located in the Far North zone. Petrozavodsk is dominated by a temperate continental climate. The winter period is long and characterized by an abundance of snow. The average air temperature in the Prionezhsky region is +3 °C. The number of warm days exceeds 130. Cyclones are frequent guests in these parts. Air masses come from the west and bring with them heavy precipitation.
The hottest month is July. At the height of summer, the thermometer readings can reach +30 °C. The coldest time is January. The air temperature drops to -33 °C. The weather conditions in the region are directly influenced by the largest body of water in the Northwestern District. The city blocks are located on the shores of Lake Onega. The landscape of Petrozavodsk is cut by the beds of the rivers Tomitsa, Lososinka, Studenets, Neglinka. Some of them are navigable.
City enterprises
In modern Petrozavodsk there are quite a lot of industrial enterprises for metalworking, mechanical engineering, vehicle production, and the forestry industry.
The “heart of Karelia” also has its own attractions that make the city attractive to guests from the Russian Federation and foreign countries. These are the foundry, the Onega Tractor Plant, the Severyanka sewing plant, the Petrozavodsk Distillery, and the shipbuilding plant. It is at these enterprises of the capital of Karelia that the vast majority of the population works.
Program for City Day in Petrozavodsk from June 27 to 29, 2018
In the Karelian capital, City Day celebrations will begin on June 27. On this day, a solemn ceremony of presenting medals “For special achievements in learning” will take place at the Palace of Children and Youth Creativity.
On the Onega embankment on June 28 at 11:00 a solemn ceremony of laying flowers at the memorial sign to the sailors of the Onega military flotilla will take place. On June 29 at 11:00 in the Drevlyanka residential area of Petrozavodsk you can take part in the solemn ceremony of naming a new street after Marshal Tolbukhin.
On the same day at 15:00 in the Solomenoye residential area on Rabochaya Street, 9a, the grand opening of the ethnocultural center of Karelian people “Lyyditalo” will take place.
Symbols of Petrozavodsk
Since 1998, the city has been organizing an international winter festival called “Hyperborea”. The festival owes its name to the ancient Greek god Boreas. The festival attracts guests from Finland and Norway to the city and helps establish cultural ties between the northern countries. During the festival, professionals create unique compositions from ice and snow, delighting citizens and numerous tourists with their creativity. All days of the holiday are filled with festive concerts, exhibitions, cultural events, and conferences dedicated to life in the European north.
Program for the holiday on June 30
At the registry office
11:30 - opening of the photo exhibition “Petrozavodsk in the Lens of Time”, presentation of the travel catalog, presentation of the city’s tourism potential 12:00 - information and entertainment program “Online Park Tele2” 14:00 - presentation of new art objects “Lovers’ Bench” and “ Bench of reconciliation"
Kuibysheva Street - Lenin Avenue - Onezhskaya Embankment
12:00 — exhibition-fair of arts and crafts products
Levashovsky Boulevard
12:00 — “Media Alley”: entertainment programs from the media. “Literary Boulevard” - creative meetings with poets and writers of Karelia, the “Reading” project, book kiosk, “Take a book with you” campaign
Soviet square
12:00 - presentation program of popular brands Stihl and Viking: master classes, competitions, prizes 12:30 - gastronomic festival "Peter's Feast"
Park of Culture and Recreation
12:00 — “City Art Festival”, a project of the Youth Center: quest, forum, exhibition of mobile kinetic sculptures, tea flash mob, barber show, rock concert, disco
At the Rotunda
12:30 - performance of the International Ethnic Young Performers on traditional musical instruments of the countries of the Barents region 14:00 - dance promenade of the historical costume theater "Nachalo" 14:30 - concert of the folk group of the Russian song ensemble "Katyusha" 15:00 - concert-gift for creative teams
Near the Lotus Plaza shopping center
13:00 - festival of colors
Yunost Stadium - Kirov Square - K. Marx Avenue - Onezhskaya Embankment - Rotunda
13:30 — “Little Champion”: stroller parade, festive family procession, procession of twins, twins and triplets
Quarter of historical buildings: Fedosova street - Malaya Slobodskaya street - Kuibysheva street - Neglinskaya embankment
14:00 — museum festival: city merchant ball, brass band, crafts fair, fashion show of 1918, poetry reading
Onega embankment
12:00 — environmental festival “Pure Art”
Onezhskaya embankment, near the forge
12:00 — blacksmith festival “Petrozavodsk Craftsman”: master classes, demonstration of the work of blacksmiths, souvenirs
Onega embankment, sculpture “Wave of Friendship”
12:00 - performance by the Ecuadorian ethnic group Wuambracuna 13:00 - educational and entertainment program "Children's World"
Onezhskaya embankment, near the exercise equipment
13:00 - “Flying Blade” - demonstration performances by knife throwing masters (Petro - site of the All-Russian children's and youth military-patriotic movement "Yunarmia"
Onezhskaya embankment, central platform (aligned with Lenin Avenue)
12:00 - grand opening of the holiday: ceremony of presenting the insignia "Honorary Citizen of the City of Petrozavodsk", concert of the orchestra of Russian folk instruments "Onego" of the Karelian State Philharmonic 13:00 - gala concert of participants in the competition for the best song about the city 14:30 - show program of the Ragtime club with the participation of finalists and winners of all-Russian and international competitions 15:00 - concert-meeting with participants of the television project “The Voice. Children" (5th season) 16:00 - concert of Nikolai Pishchulov and the group "Thoughts Out Loud" 16:45 - concert of the Das Kuhn group 17:30 - karaoke show from the SOLO club 18:15 - variety program of the vocal studio "Solo" 19:00 - concert of the Symphony Orchestra of the Karelian State Philharmonic 20:45 - Russian festival of tourism and beauty 22:15 - presentation of the project of the Milmars group: a show with pyrotechnics, choreography and music from the club mainstream to stadium rock 23:00 - concert of Igor Kornelyuk 00: 00 - fireworks
Onega embankment, sculpture group “Fishermen”
12:00 - extreme power tournament 14:00 - program of the children's choreographic studio "Nasto" 14:40 - variety concert of the studio "Light up your star" 15:20 - concert of the musical school "Golden Microphone" and dance studio Dance my life 15: 40 - program of the Indian dance group "Sitara" 16:00 - concert-gift of the rock group "NEBESNYYPASTUKH" (St. Petersburg) 16:50 - concert of the winners of the Internet video competition of the theater-studio "Lukomorye" 17:00 - "Karelian melodies in jazz" - Yuri Zhuk & Alina Repetskaya 17:20 - concert-gift, author-performer - Sergey Nakhodka 18:00 - open air from Radio Energy, magazine "Character", club-restaurant "Armada" and barbershop "Karelsky" barber"
Flag
The flag of Petrozavodsk is made in the form of a rectangular white and blue cloth. The ratio of its sides is 2:3. The coat of arms is depicted in the upper left corner. Its width is 1/4 of the length of the flag. The height of the wavy blue stripe located at the bottom occupies 1/5 of the same size of the flag.
The composition was approved by decision of the Petrozavodsk City Council No. XXIV/IX-175 dated March 1, 2001.
