Karelia usually refers to the Republic of Karelia, a subject within the Russian Federation, but it can also refer to:
Geographic region
- A specific part of the Karelian region:
- Karelian Isthmus
- Ladoga Karelia
- North Karelia, an administrative region in present-day Finland
- Central Karelia, subdivision of North Karelia
- Pielinen Karelia, subdivision of North Karelia
- Municipalities of North Karelia, municipalities of North Karelia grouped by sub-region
- South Karelia, an administrative region in present-day Finland
- Municipalities of South Karelia, municipalities of North Karelia grouped by sub-region
- East Karelia
- Tver Karelia in the Tver Oblast
- Savolax and Karelia County, historical Swedish county
History and politics
- History of Karelia
- Karelian question, a dispute in politics.
- Finnish Karelia, a historical province of Finland.
- Karelo-Finnish SSR, a Soviet Republic (1940–1956)
- Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, a Soviet Republic that existed from 1923 to 1940 and from 1956 to 1991.
- Karelia constituency, Russian legislative constituency in the Republic of Karelia
- Old Finland
- Northern Karelia Province, former Finnish region
- One of the historical semi-independent states:
Music
- Karelia (album), 1989 album by Shizuka Kudo
- Karelia Suite, a collection of classical music by Jean Sibelius
- The Karelia (band), a former band of Alex Kapranos
- Karelia (heavy metal band), a French heavy metal band
- "Karelia", a song by Lidia Klement
- "Karelia", an instrumental piece by Amorphis on their 1992 album The Karelian Isthmus
- "Karelia", an instrumental piece by Insomnium on their 2019 album Heart Like a Grave
Business
- Karelia Tobacco Company, a Greek tobacco company
- FC Karelia Petrozavodsk, formerly professional Russian football team
- FC Karelia-Discovery Petrozavodsk, amateur/semi-pro Russian football team
- Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Finnish University
- Karelia Aviation Museum, Finnish museum
Military
- Army of Karelia, former Finnish army
- Karelia Air Command, peace-time Finnish Air Force unit
- Karelia Brigade, Finnish Army readiness brigades
- North Karelia Brigade, former Finnish Army unit
Other
- Russian submarine Karelia (K-18), a submarine in service with the Russian Navy
- ProKarelia, Finnish fringe irredentist group
- Karelia Watson, software program released by Karelia Software for the Macintosh in 2001
See also
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