In this article the main causes of the global financial crisis and its influence on the economy of the autonomy of Karelia are presented in brief. It influences the timber industry complex, the banking area, and as a result the social sphere in Karelia’s economy. In this under-populated region the small-scale enterprises’ activity plays an important role under the circumstances of the critical situation. In this article the ways and opportunities of the overcoming the crisis by means of the invariant decisions are represented
Keywords
karelia autonomy, anti-crisis measures, the steps of realization