| Union of Karelian People | |
| Formation: | 1989 |
| Full Name: | Regional Public Organization "Union of Karelian People" |
| Native Name: | Karjalan Rahvahan Liitto |
| Native Name Lang: | KR |
| Formerly: | Society of Karelian Culture |
| Founder: | Petr Zaiko |
| Type: | NGO |
| Headquarters: | Petrozavodsk |
| Location Country: | Russia |
| Region: | Republic of Karelia |
| Leader Title: | Head |
| Leader Name: | Vorobey Natalia Petrovna |
| Website: | https://vk.com/karjalanrahvahanliitto |
Union of Karelian People or Regional Public Organization "Union of Karelian People" or RPO "UKP" is a regional Karelian public organization dedicated to the preservation and development of the Karelian culture and the Karelian language. It carries out its activities in the Republic of Karelia and other regions of the Russian Federation, Finland and other Karelian communities.[1] It is one of the biggest and oldest Karelian culture organizations in Russia.[2]
On May 25, 1989, the Karelian national-cultural public organization "Society of Karelian Culture" was created, which was registered in August 1989 and was renamed to the "Union of the Karelian People". The organization is responsible for creating the "Oma Pajo" choir, Finnish language "Carelia" newspaper and the "Oma Mua" newspaper in 1990 and "Vienan Karjala" newspaper in 2000. The Union of Karelian People also organized education in Karelian in the PetrSU, the "Čičiliusku" puppet theatre company and popularized the game of Kyykkä in the Republic. The UKP works closely with the Ministry of the Republic of Karelia for National Policy and the Finnish Union of White Sea Karelians. The organization also helps to translate various government projects into Karelian.[3]