Historically, Karelie wis a region tae the northwast o Roushie, east o present-dayFinland, controlt bi theNovgorod Republic. Frae the 13t century an onwart, various pairts wis conquered biSwaden, an incorporate intaeSwadish Karelie till thay wis lost tae Roushie bi theTreaty o Nystad in 1721.
In 1920, the province became theKarelian Labour Commune. In 1923, the province became theKarelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Karelian ASSR). Frae 1940 it wis made intae theKarelo-Finnish SSR, incorporatin theFinnish Democratic Republic whilk nominally operatit in thae pairts o Finnish Karelie that wis occupeed bi the Soviet Union in the Winter War. Annexed territories wur incorporatit intae Karelo-Finnish SSR, but efter theContinuation War the Karelian Isthmus wis incorporatit intae theLeningrad Oblast. Its status wis chynged back tae an ASSR in 1956. In the Continuation War in 1941Finlandoccupied lairge pairts o the aurie but wis forced tae athdraw in 1944. Tho Finland isna currently pursuin ony measures tae reclaim Karelian lands cedit tae Roushie, the"Karelian Question" is still a topic present in Finnish politics.
The autonomousRepublic o Karelie in its present form wis formed on 13 November 1991.
