- Origin: Finland
- Breed group: Spitz and Primitive Types
- General size: large
- FCI breed standard: Karelian Bear Dog (external source)
- FCI PDF standard: Karelian Bear Dog (external source)
- Dog API breed profile: Karelian Bear Dog (external source)
- AKC-derived breed trait dataset: Karelian Bear Dog (external source)
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