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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.
Karelia (Finnish: Karjala) is a historical province of Finland, consisting of the modern-day Finnish regions of South Karelia and North Karelia plus the historical regions of Ladoga Karelia and the Karelian isthmus, which are now in Russia.
Accommodation, activities and attractions in the easternmost part of Finland. Explore Karelian culture, Karelian food, wild nature and life in Finnish Lakeland.
Per the treaty, Finland ceded the eastern half of Finnish Karelia to the Soviet Union. About 400,000 people, virtually the whole population, had to be relocated within Finland. In 1941 Finland attacked the Soviet Union and proceeded to occupy East Karelia.
Traditional Karelian culture attractions in North Karelia, Finnish Lakeland. Rune singing, orthodox culture and war history in the region.
Zamek w Prioziorsku (fin. Käkisalmi), dawniej Korieli (Koreli) - średniowiecznej stolicy Karelii. Obecnie miasto leży poza granicami kraju, ok. 20 km. na południe, w obwodzie leningradzkim.
4 maj 2024 · Karelia (Karelian and Finnish: Karjala) is a region in Northwestern Russia, known as the country of lakes. It has a strong cultural connection with Finland, with the ethnic Karelians closely related to the Finns. Much of the Finnish national epic Kalevala was collected here.
