One thing to keep in mind is that Finland was a part of the Russian Empire from 1806 to 1917. It had a fair amount of autonomy, but it was a part of Russia stil

One thing to keep in mind is that Finland was a part of the Russian Empire from 1806 to 1917. It had a fair amount of autonomy, but it was a part of Russia still. The "Winter War" was in 1939, which puts it just 20 years after Fins used the post-revolution mess and declared their independence.