What is Karelia?
Q: What is Karelia?
A: Karelia is an area in eastern Fennoscandia to the east of where Finnish people live.
Q: Who originally inhabited Karelia?
A: The original people of Karelia are Karelians.
Q: What language do Karelian people speak?
A: Karelian people speak Karelian, a Finnic language very close to Finnish.
Q: Where can one find Karelia on a map?
A: Karelia is located on the eastern side of Fennoscandia, with most of it belonging to Russia and small parts belonging to Finland.
Q: What is the Republic of Karelia?
A: The Republic of Karelia is a region located on the Russian side of Karelia.
Q: How did the Soviet Union come to possess most of Karelia?
A: After the Winter War and World War II, Finland had to give most of Karelia to the Soviet Union in the interests of making peace.
Q: What is the future for Karelian culture and language?
A: Some people fear that Karelian culture and language will die out, especially since Karelians are a minority in the Republic of Karelia and Russians are the majority.
