Karelia is not a word that you hear mentioned every day, but In case you haven't heard of the strange land, it is a place with a history that is still important today, especially with the current war being waged in the Ukraine and the now imminent admittance of Finland to NATO. Today, you will find Karelia in the same place, it has always been - in the Southeast corner of Finland or the Northwest corner of Russia, depending on point of view. However, national boundaries shift all the time, so it may be of interest to take a look at the history of this strange little place.