A region to the north of Saint Petersburg in Russia and Finland. / An autonomous republic of Russia. Official name: Republic of Karelia.

A federal subject (republic) of Russia, located in the northwest of Russia.

A region in southeast Finland.

A county and region in northern Karelia, in southeast Finland. (Since 2022, the English term officially prescribed as the name for the Finnish administrative unit long known as a “region” was changed to be called a “county”, although reference to counties as regions is still common. See Counties of Finland.)

Someone from Karelia

A language closely related to Finnish, spoken in Karelia, Russia and Finland.

Of, or pertaining to, Karelia or its people, culture or language.

A traditional pasty from Karelia, usually with a rye crust and now most often eaten with a mixture of boiled eggs and butter.

plural of Karelian Bear Dog

(zoology) A large hunting dog of a breed originating in Finland or Karelia.