a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea

an autonomous Russian republic between Finland and the White Sea

Karelia is the land of the Karelian and Finnish peoples and is a vast inhabited 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 two Regions of Finland, South Karelia and North Karelia.