nˈoʊt ðæt fˈɪnɪʃ wʌz fˈɔːɹmɚli ɐn əfˈɪʃəl lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ɪnðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌv kˈɛɹliə ænd ɪz stˈɪl wˈaɪdli jˈuːzd ðˈɛɹ, ænd sˌʌm plˈeɪsᵻz ɪn wʌt wʌz fˈɪnɪʃ tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ʌntˈɪl wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː hɐvbɪn ɡˈɪvən nˈuː ɹˈʌʃən nˈeɪmz; ðˈʌs, fˈɪnɪʃ nˈeɪmz ʌv kˈɛɹliən plˈeɪsᵻz ɑːɹ nˌɑːt ˈɔːl stɹˈɪktli ɛɡzˈɑːnɪmz.
Note that Finnish was formerly an official language in the Republic of Karelia and is still widely used there, and some places in what was Finnish territory until World War II have been given new Russian names; thus, Finnish names of Karelian places are not all strictly exonyms.