There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) Karelia was a 1970s Finnish psych-folk group. 2) Karelia is a French dark symphonic power metal band created in 2000. Note: for the 90s Scottish rock band, see The Karelia. 1) Karelia was a 1970s Finnish psych-folk group headed by Paroni Paakkunainen and jazz guru Edward Vesala with Esa Kotilainen and Matti Kontio. The band released two albums, Suomi Pop and Suomi Pop 2 , as well Read more on