Finnish gunboat Karjala

Karjala (ex-Filin) was a Finnish gunboat, built in 1918 by Crichton AB in Turku. She served in the Finnish Navy during World War II. Karjala was named after the Finnic cultural region of Karelia. Like her sistership Turunmaa she served as cadet training vessel during peacetime and was nicknamed as Kurjala (place of misery) by cadets.

Finnish gunboat Karjala

Karjala (ex-Filin) was a Finnish gunboat, built in 1918 by Crichton AB in Turku. She served in the Finnish Navy during World War II. Karjala was named after the Finnic cultural region of Karelia. Like her sistership Turunmaa she served as cadet training vessel during peacetime and was nicknamed as Kurjala (place of misery) by cadets.