Northern Karelian is spoken in White Karelia, and is spoken by some in Hietajärvi [fi], Kuivajärvi [fi] and Kuhmo in Finland.

[5] It also differs due to its more common usage of the š [sh/see] letter more than in Karelian dialects.

Northern Karelian is spoken in the northernmost parts of the Republic of Karelia, which is called White Karelia and in Hietajärvi [fi], Kuivajärvi [fi] and Kuhmo, Finland.

Specifically it is spoken in the parishes of Jyskyjärvi [ru], Kieretti [ru], Kiestinki, Kontokki, Oulanka [fi], Paanajärvi, Pistojärvi [fi], Suomussalmi, Uhtua, Usmana [ru], Vitsataipale [fi] and Vuokkiniemi.

[5] The following example is from Petroskoi in 1995:[6] Southern, Northern and Livvi dialects compared:[7]