1. Karelia - Noun
2. Karelia - Proper noun
a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea
Source: WordNetAino lived there for the next 12 years until she died on 8 June 1969; she is buried alongside her husband. citation Music seeAlso Sibelius is widely known for his symphonies and his tone poems, especially Finlandia and the Karelia suite. Source: Internet
Finland main Finland including Karelia and Estonia was the eastern part of The Kingdom of Sweden from its unification around 1100 - 1200 AD until the year 1809 when Finland was conquered by Russia. Source: Internet
Kilin and Raunio (2007), p. 113 The Soviets' mission was to destroy the Finnish troops in the area of Ladoga Karelia and advance into the area between Sortavala and Joensuu within 10 days. Source: Internet
During the first part of the trip, Lönnrot returned to Akonlahti in Russian Karelia, where he gathered 80 poems and a total of 800 verses. Source: Internet
Finland was also required to clear the minefields in Karelia (including East Karelia) and in the Gulf of Finland. Source: Internet
General Mannerheim resigned his post on 25 May after disagreements with the Senate about German hegemony over Finland, and about his planned attacks on Petrograd to repulse the Bolsheviks, and to Russian Karelia. Source: Internet