Olonets (Russian: Оло́нец; Karelian: Anus, Livvi: Anuksenlinnu; Finnish: Aunus, Aunuksenkaupunki or Aunuksenlinna) is a town and the administrative center of Olonetsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Olonka River to the east of Lake Ladoga.

Olonets is the oldest documented settlement in Karelia, mentioned by Novgorodian sources as early as 1137.

[citation needed] Its history is obscure until 1649, when a fortress was built there to protect the Grand Duchy of Moscow against the Swedes.

[citation needed] Until the Great Northern War, Olonets developed as a principal market for Russian trade with Sweden.

In relation to the Belarusian and Ukrainian population, this is primarily due to the post-war resettlement from the destroyed villages of Belarus and Ukraine, Karelia was a place of exile for Poles and Lithuanians.

[20][21] Cellular communication services according to the LTE standard are provided by the operators «MTS», «MegaFon», «Tele2», «Beeline», «Rostelecom», and «Yota».