Ethnic and migration processes and the socio-cultural portrait of the Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia has not always been a multinational region. Diverse ethnic (national) and religious population is a result of ongoing migration that has started in the twentieth century. During the last decade the Karelian government has been providing an active policy directed to harmonization of inter-ethnic and inter-confessional relations and to the creation of tolerance values in the society. There are many projects that contribute to the adaptation of migrants and their integration into the host community.