Karelia, situated to the east of Finland and to the North West of Russia, has at various times been fought over by the Swedes, the Finns and the Russians.
The Karelian Isthmus, in particular has been torn between east and west. Vyborg (Viipuri) was once Finland's richest town, and Sweden's...
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