Editing Karelian question (section)

{{short description|Dispute in Finnish politics}}
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[[Image:Finnish areas ceded in 1944.png|thumb|300px|right|Map showing areas ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union; [[Porkkala]] was returned to Finland in 1956.]]

The '''Karelian question''' or '''Karelian issue''' ({{langx|fi|Karjala-kysymys}}, {{Langx|sv|Karelska frågan}}, {{langx|ru|Карельский вопрос}}) is a dispute in [[Politics of Finland|Finnish politics]] over whether  to try to regain control over eastern [[Karelia]] and other territories ceded to the [[Soviet Union]] in the [[Winter War]] and the [[Continuation War]]. Despite the name "Karelian question", the term may refer also to the return of [[Pechengsky District|Petsamo]], ceded parts of [[Salla]] and [[Kuusamo]], and four islands in the [[Gulf of Finland]]. Sometimes the phrase "debate on the return of the ceded territories" ({{Lang|fi|luovutettujen alueiden palautuskeskustelu}}, {{Langx|sv|debatten om tillbakalämningen av de avträdda territorierna}}) is used. The Karelian question remains a matter of public debate rather than a political issue.