On 19 July 1941, the Finns created a military administration in occupied East Karelia with the goal of preparing the region for eventual incorporation into Finland. The Finns aimed to expel the Russian portion of the local population (constituting to about a half), who were deemed "non-national", from the area once the war was over, and replace them with Finno-Ugric peoples. Most of the East Karelian population had already been evacuated before the Finnish forces arrived, but about 85,000 people — mostly elderly, women and children — were left behind, less than half of whom were Karelians. A significant number of civilians, almost 30% of the remaining Russians, were interned in concentration camps.
On 19 July 1941 the Finns created a military administration in occupied East Karelia with the goal of preparing the region for eventual incorporation into Finland The Finns aimed to expel the Russian portion of the local population (constituting to about a half) who were deemed "non-national" from the area once the war was over and replace them with Finno-Ugric peoples Most of the East Karelian population had already been evacuated before the Finnish forces arrived but about 85000 people — mostly elderly women and children — were left behind less than half of whom were Karelians A significant number of civilians almost 30% of the remaining Russians were interned in concentration camps