Shyoltozero
（重定向自Sheltozero）
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Shyoltozero (Russian:Шёлтозеро;IPA: [ˈʂoltəzʲɪrə]; Veps:Šoutjärv’; Karelian:Šoutjärvi; Finnish:Soutjärvi) is a rural locality (a selo) in Prionezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located close to the shore of Lake Onega, 84 kilometers (52 mi) south of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. Shyoltozero is the cultural center of the north Veps people, and during 1994–2004 it was the territorial center of Veps National Volost.