The State Anthem of the Karelo-Finnish SSR () was the national anthem of Karelia (now a federal subject of Russia) when it was a republic of the Soviet Union and known as the Karelo-Finnish SSR.
Background In 1945, the Karelo-Finnish SSR's government held a competition to create a state anthem. The winning entry (written by Armas Äikiä and composed by Karl Rautio) was adopted as the SSR's official anthem in the early 1950s until 1956 when it was re-absorbed into the Russian SFSR. Along with the Georgian and Estonian SSR anthems, it was one of the only three Soviet republic anthems that did not mention the Russian people.
Lyrics Finnish originalhttps://sovtime.ru/gerb/republics/k-fssr Герб, флаг и гимн Карело-Финской Советской Социалистической Республики (КФССР) - Время СССР. Sovtime.https://www.all-karelia.ru/section_19203.html Гимн Карело-Финской ССР. Отдых в Карелии. Базы отдыха Карелии. Активный туризм и отдых Карелия.http://www.nationalanthems.info/kar.htm Karelia. nationalanthems.info. Kendall, David.Karelian versionEnglish translationI Oma Karjalais-suomalaiskansamme maa, Vapaa Pohjolan Neuvostojen tasavalta. Kotimetsäimme kauneus öin kajastaa Revontultemme taivaalta leimuavalta.
Neuvostoliitto on voittamaton, Se kansamme suur-isänmaa ijät on. Sen Tienä on Kansojen Kunniantie, Se Karjalan Kansankin voittoihin vie.
II Isänmaa Kalevan, kotimaa runojen, Jota Leninin Stalinin lippu johtaa. Yli kansamme uutteran onnellisen Valo kansojen veljeystähdestä hohtaa.
III Kotimaamme loi uudeksi kansamme työ, Tätä maata me puollamme kuin isät ammoin. Sotasuksemme suihkavat kalpamme lyö. Asemahdilla suojaamme Neuvosto-Sammon.I Native land of the Karelo-Finnish folks, The free Northern Republic of the Soviets. At night the beauty of our forests shines, And the auroras illuminate our skies.
Invincible is the Soviet Union, Karelia's forever a part of it. Our glee's to follow the great fatherland To glorious victories.
II Kaleva's fatherland, the runes' native land, Now led by the banner of Lenin and Stalin. The light of the fraternal folks' star shines Over our industrious and merry people.
III The labour of our folks revived our homeland, We'll defend this land just like our fathers did. Our skies rustle, and our swords attack. With our arms' strength, we’ll save the Soviet Sampo.
See also Anthem of the Republic of Karelia
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External links Anthem of the Karelo-Finnish SSR (Vocal Version by KW30) Anthem of the Karelo-Finnish SSR (Vocal Version by Der Klaviermusiker) MP3 file Lyrics - nationalanthems.info Russian lyrics