Where is Karelia?

Karelia, the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden. It is currently divided between the Russian Republic of Karelia, the Russian Leningrad Oblast, and Finland (the regions of South Karelia and North Karelia).

Karelia stretches from the White Sea coast to the Gulf of Finland. It contains the two largest lakes in Europe, Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega. The Karelian Isthmus is located between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga.

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Robert Oldenburg

Sibelius wrote a suite by that name.

Richard D. Boyle

Tough European geography question.

Jim Shaw

Made more notable by the Finnish Composer Sibelius

Dennis Walker

Excellent quiz question thank you Bernd

Helga U. Williams

Christopher Skinner, Report - I did. They stopped!!!

Helga U. Williams

I guessed the correct answer on my first try, but the options were pretty darn good! 👍

Angeles Dembowski

Russia stole this province from Finland after WWII.

UNCbsn

Robert Oldenburg, I've played it! 2nd bassoon

Kimberly Kennedy

I have always thought, how difficult it must be, for such a progressive country as Finland, to share borders with such an oppressive regime as Russia.