Veps, indigenous population of northwestern Russia. Belongs to the Eastern Baltic anthropological type with some signs of the White Sea component, which is characteristic of most Baltic-Finnish peoples. Inhabit the region between Lake Ladoga, Lake Onego, and Lake Beloye, currently divided among the Republic of Karelia, Leningrad region, and Vologda region. As of the 2020 census, there are 4,687 Vepsians (2,066 men and 2,621 women). The closest relatives are the Karelians, Finns and Izhorians.

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