Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic

The flag of the Karelo-Finnish SSR.
The Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic was the shortest lived part of the Soviet Union. It included part of Finland and all of Karelia. The territory was only part of the USSR for 16 years from 1940 to 1956.
Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic Media
KASSR, 1938–40 Territories merged with the KASSR in 1940 to form the KFSSR Territories added to the KFSSR in 1940 but transferred to RSFSR in 1944, 1953 and 1955
Kantele players from the KFSSR at the Second World Festival of Youth and Students, 1949