The border trade between peasants of Finland and Karelia

The author’s expertise lies in the field of economic history of Russia and Finland. In particular, this is the history of the border trade in XIX-XX centuries. The trade was carried out through the whole length of the Russian-Finnish border. The trade was mostly presented by various clothes, threads and buttons, animal products, corn and flour; besides, the assortment included decorations for women (bands, looking-glasses, beads and so on).