Finno-Karelian Commonwealth

Flag of the Finno-Karelian Commonwealth

## Description

The Finno-Karelian Commonwealth is a nation in North-East Europe, it shares a border with The Republic of Ingria, the Republic of Lapland, Reichskommissariat Nordland, Reichskommissariat Moskowien and Reichskommissariat Nordural. The Finno-Karelian Commonwealth is a Confederation of four entities, Finland, Karelia, Vepsia and Ludia, with Finland being the de-facto core entity. Finno-Karelia enjoys relative stability compared to the rest of the Ordenpakt, not being involved in the normal turmoil affiliated with the rest of the Ordenpakt.

Finno-Karelia is one of the more wealthy mentions in the Ordenpakt. Due to not using slave labour the Finno-Karelian commonwealth. Finland also has the advantage of being a republic and democracy, a far cry compared to the rest of the Ordenpakt of Europe.

## History

Formed in the ashes of Kerensky's Russian Democratic Federal Republic, Finland would declare its independence in 1917. In 1939 the Russian Democratic Federal Republic would attempt to declare war on Finland, Finland would end up defeating the weak RDFR which was already in strife. Come 1940 with Operation Barbarossa Finland would declare war on the RDFR due to German pressure, annexing Karelia, Vepsia and the Kolka peninsula, declaring the Finno-Karelian common wealth with their occupied territories.

Not all is sunshine and rainbows though, Finland deported the majority of the Russian population to Moskowien which was virtually a death sentence, however, Finland is the closest thing to a normal nation in the Ordenpakt, as in acting without the Reich's oversight due to the Finnish investment in the military and overall due to the Reich thinking Finland was harmless, after all they did not need to be invaded to assist them. Finland maintains a free market even if it uses the Ordenpakt Mark. Finland also is the only democracy in the Ordenpakt and the only one that will not surrender it's Jewish population to the Reich. All this makes Finland fit in poorly with the rest of the Ordenpakt.

Overall despite giving the appearance of another minor Ordenpakt state Finland is quite comfortable, having a competent army and a somewhat stable economy. Of course not all is well in Finno-Karelia, needing to walk a tight rope between them and the Nazi Reich, and elections are always a mess, as the democratic government of Finland does change due to elections. There is also the divide of power in the commonwealth that can cause such major issues.

## Tendencies (Writing Guide)

The Black Sheep-Finland is a black sheep among the Ordenpakt, despite not having the harsh reprisals of that of the other nations in the Ordenpakt, alongside being a republic and not having draconian racial laws, this makes Finland a black sheep among the Ordenpakt.

The Army of the Scythians-According the Reich, and the current views on ethnicity, Uralic people alongside Caucasians are decedents of the ancient Scythian people. The Finnish government despite showing no care for race does seem to carry up the legacy with a much larger army than the weak mess of 1917.

Elections-Finland being a democracy has elections every six years.

The Sampi Question-The Sami people, a semi nomadic people in the north pose a major question for Finland, as they aren't Baltic Finnic they do not have a nation in the Commonwealth something the Sami grow angry about, despite the independent Lappland being a nation for the Sampi, many in Finland still wish for more than their non-territorial autonomy.