The site contains the entire collection of maps of the area in the possession of the National Land Survey of Finland. Around 40,000 place names are shown. In addition to search for places, surnames ...

In 1812, western Karelia -- or "Old Finland," as it was called then -- was joined to the rest of Finland. Finland declared its independence on 17 December 1917 and proclaimed its neutrality.

Finland also has two regions, North Karelia and South Karelia bordering the Russian republic bearing the same name. Moscow threatened in May 2022 to take "retaliatory steps" after Finland declared ...

For years, foreign migrants have gathered at Russia's border with Finland in the hope of crossing into the country to find safety in the EU. Karelia is the region they flock to, a mostly barren ...

Hidden on the east edge of Finland, Karelia is a region of epic lakes and beauty - not least in winter, when it looks like Narnia. Chris Leadbeater goes in search of Aslan.