Karelia (Karelian and Finnish: Karjala [ˈkɑrjɑlɑ]; Russian: Каре́лия, romanized: Kareliya [kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə], historically Коре́ла, Korela [kɐˈrʲelʲə]; Swedish:...
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The Republic of Karelia, Karjala or Karelia (Russian: Каре́лия, Ка́рьяла; Karelian: Karjala) is a republic of Russia situated in the northwest of the...
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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...
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George Karelias and Sons Excellence George Karelias and Sons Karelia Slims Omé Rex Karelia Family Karelia Blue Karelia White Karelia Royal Karelia Yellow...
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North Karelia (or Northern Karelia, Finnish: Pohjois-Karjala; Swedish: Norra Karelen) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu...
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Ladoga Karelia North Karelia, an administrative region in present-day Finland Central Karelia, subdivision of North Karelia Pielinen Karelia, subdivision...
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Karelia (Finnish: Karjala) is a historical province of Finland, consisting of the modern-day Finnish regions of South Karelia and North Karelia plus the...
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Karelian question (redirect from Karelia question in Finland)
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...
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South Karelia (or Southern Karelia, Finnish: Etelä-Karjala; Swedish: Södra Karelen) is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Kymenlaakso, South...
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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...
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The Army of Karelia (Finnish: Karjalan armeija; Swedish: Karelska armén) was a Finnish army during the Continuation War. The Army of Karelia was formed...
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Continuation War (redirect from Battle of Polyarnoe-Karelia)
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,...
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White Karelia (Russian: Беломо́рская Каре́лия, romanized: Belomorskaja Karelija, lit. 'White Sea Karelia'; North Karelian and Finnish: Vienan Karjala or...
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day divided between the Republic of Finland and the Russian Federation. Karelia is primarily within the Scandinavian and Russian taiga habitat and ecoregion...
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Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic (redirect from Soviet Karelia)
Socialist Republic (Karelo-Finnish SSR), also called Soviet Karelia or simply known as Karelia, was a republic of the Soviet Union. It existed from 31 March...
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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...
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Karelian National Movement (redirect from Stop the Occupation of Karelia)
Karelian: Karjalan kanšallin liikeh), officially KKL-Stop the Occupation of Karelia is an umbrella term for two organizations that split from each other in...
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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...
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Ladoga Karelia (Finnish: Laatokan Karjala, Russian: Ладожская Карелия, romanized: Ladožskaja Karelija, Карельское Приладожье, Karelskoje Priladožje or...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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to the historical region of Karelia, which is today split between Finland and Russia. Karelians living in Russian Karelia are considered a distinct ethnic...
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Watson was a software program released by Karelia Software for the Macintosh on November 27, 2001, which provided Internet content through a familiar...
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Karelia Brigade (Finnish: Karjalan Prikaati, KARPR) is one of the three Finnish Army readiness brigades. It is currently based at Valkeala. With some...
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Lake Krasnoye (Leningrad Oblast) (redirect from Lake Krasnoye (Karelia))
Lake Krasnoye (Russian: Красное озеро, literally Red Lake, before 1948 Punnusjärvi, Finnish: Punnusjärvi) is a lake in Priozersky District of Leningrad...
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The flag of the Republic of Karelia (Russian: Флаг Республики Карелия, Karelian: Karjalan tazavallan valdivolline flagu, Veps: Karjalan Tazovaldkundan...
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Republic of Uhtua (redirect from Republic of East Karelia)
Republic of Uhtua, also Provisional Government of Karelia, officially called the Republic of East Karelia was an unrecognized state that existed from 1919...
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Karelian Isthmus (redirect from Isthmus of Karelia)
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...
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to the Soviets barely a year earlier. Finnish troops occupied Eastern Karelia from 1941 to 1944. The massive Soviet Vyborg-Petrozavodsk offensive in...
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