The Olonets Government, later called the Provisional Government of Olonets (Finnish: Aunuksen väliaikainen hallitus, Livvi: Anuksenlinnun aijalline halličus, Russian: Олонецкое правительство), was a short-lived unrecognized state originally created on May 15, 1918, as the Olonets Government of Southern Karelia, following Finland's declaration of war on Soviet Russia.

[2] The Olonets Government was cemented in May 1920, and found recognition and support from Finland, who was a keen supplier of money, in the form of loans and volunteers.

On 27 June 1919 the Government went into exile in Finland, following the Soviet Russian capture of Vitele [fi].

The committee was responsible for monetary, geographical and military matters relating to the Olonets Government, and their actions were approved by the Finnish Government on June 30, 1919.

The Olonets Volunteer Army was created around July 1919, and it served as the de facto military force of the Olonets Government.