Is Karelia part of Finland or Russia?

Various subdivisions may be called Karelia. Finnish Karelia was a historical province of Finland, and is now divided between Finland and Russia, often called just Karjala in Finnish. The eastern part of this chiefly Lutheran area was ceded to Russia after the Winter War of 1939–40.

Where is the Karelia region?

Russia
Geography and climate The Republic of Karelia is located in the northwestern part of Russia. It is washed by the White Sea in the east and Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega in the south.

Is St Petersburg in Karelia?

Administrative territorial division The Karelian Isthmus is located in two regions of the Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad Oblast.

Did Finland own Karelia?

Karelia (Finnish: Karjala, Swedish: Karelen Russian: Карелия) was a historical province of Finland which Finland partly ceded to the Soviet Union after the Winter War of 1939–40.

Karelia is politically divided between Finland and Russia. The Republic of Karelia is a federal subject of Russia, which was formed in 1991 from the Karelian ASSR. The Karelian Isthmus belongs to the Leningrad Oblast.

How many people speak Karelian in Finland?

Karelians who evacuated from Finnish Karelia resettled all over Finland and today approximately one million people in Finland can trace their roots in the area ceded to the Soviet Union after World War II. In Finland, about 5,000 people speak Karelian.

What is the difference between Karelia and Karjala?

The Republic of Karelia is a Russian federal subject, including the so-called East Karelia with a chiefly Russian Orthodox population. Within present-day Finland, Karjala refers to the regions of South and North Karelia, although parts of historical Karelia also lie within the region of Kymenlaakso…

What is the main religion in Karelia?

Religion The Karelians have traditionally been Russian Orthodox. Lutheranism was brought to the area by the Finnish immigrants during Sweden’s conquest of Karelia and was common in regions that then belonged to Finland. Some Lutheran parishes remain in Karelia.