This article is about the geographic region. For other uses, see Karelia (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Kerala.
Karelia (Karelian and Finnish: Karjala [ˈkɑrjɑlɑ]; Russian: Каре́лия, romanized: Kareliya [kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə], historically Коре́ла, Korela [kɐˈrʲelʲə]; Swedish: Karelen [kɑˈreːlen]) is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Russia (including the Soviet era), Finland, and Sweden. It is currently divided between northwestern Russia (the federal subjects of the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast) and Finland (the regions of South Karelia, North Karelia, and the eastern portion of Kymenlaakso).
Parts of Karelia, as they are divided today
Flags of Karelia
The flag of North Karelia (left), the Karelian nationalist flag (center), and the flag of the Republic of Karelia (right)
Coats of arms of Karelia
The two coats of arms of Karelia: the Finno-Karelian design (left, with crown) and the Russian design (right, with bear)
The Republic of Karelia, Karjala or Karelia (Russian: Каре́лия, Ка́рьяла; Karelian: Karjala), is a republic of Russia situated in the northwest of the...
George Karelias and Sons Excellence George Karelias and Sons Karelia Slims Omé Rex Karelia Family Karelia Blue Karelia White Karelia Royal Karelia Yellow...
East Karelia (Finnish: Itä-Karjala, Karelian: Idä-Karjala), also rendered as Eastern Karelia or Russian Karelia, is a name for the part of Karelia that...
in Finnish politics over whether to try to regain control over eastern Karelia and other territories ceded to the Soviet Union in the Winter War and the...
North Karelia (or Northern Karelia, Finnish: Pohjois-Karjala; Swedish: Norra Karelen) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu...
South Karelia (or Southern Karelia, Finnish: Etelä-Karjala; Swedish: Södra Karelen) is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Kymenlaakso, South...
Commander-in-Chief Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim's desire to annex East Karelia. On 22 June 1941, the Axis invaded the Soviet Union. Three days later,...
Karelia Suite, Op. 11 is a subset of pieces from the longer Karelia Music (named after the region of Karelia) written by Jean Sibelius in 1893 for the...
The Army of Karelia (Finnish: Karjalan armeija) was a Finnish army during the Continuation War. The Army of Karelia was formed on 29 June 1941 soon after...
White Karelia (Russian: Беломо́рская Каре́лия, romanized: Belomorskaja Karelija; North Karelian and Finnish: Vienan Karjala or simply Viena; Swedish:...
day divided between the Republic of Finland and the Russian Republic. Karelia is primarily within the Scandinavian and Russian taiga habitat and ecoregion...
Karelian: Karjalan kanšallin liikeh), officially KKL-Stop the Occupation of Karelia is an umbrella term for two organizations that split from each other in...
The Karelia were a short-lived Scottish rock and roll band formed in 1996 by vocalist Alex Kapranos, before he founded the group Franz Ferdinand. The...
The coat of arms of Karelia in Finland were first used in 1562, although the arms were likely presented at the burial of Gustav Vasa in 1560. The arms...
of arms of Karelia may refer to Coat of arms of the Republic of Karelia in the Russian Federation Coat of arms of the Province of Karelia in Finland Emblem...
East Karelia, which is part of Russia. Olonets Karelia is located between the other historical regions of Ladoga Karelia, to its west, White Karelia, to...
to the historical region of Karelia, which is today split between Finland and Russia. Karelians living in Russian Karelia are considered a distinct ethnic...
Karelia Brigade (Finnish: Karjalan Prikaati, KARPR) is one of the three Finnish Army readiness brigades. It is currently based at Valkeala. With some...
Treaty that concluded the Winter War, Finland ceded a portion of Finnish Karelia along with other territories to the Soviet Union. As a result, about 410...
Republic of Uhtua, also Provisional Government of Karelia, officially called the Republic of East Karelia was an unrecognized state that existed from 1919...
to the Soviets scarcely one year before. Finnish forces occupied East Karelia from 1941 to 1944. Finnish resistance to the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive...
Oblast to the north of the Neva and also a tiny part of the Republic of Karelia, the area of the isthmus is about 15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi). The smaller...
Watson was a software program released by Karelia Software for the Macintosh on November 27, 2001, which provided Internet content through a familiar...
Tver (Russian: Тверь, IPA: [tvʲerʲ]) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and...
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