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The article was extremely unclear. I'm a Finn. It goes roughly like this. Winter War - Soviet Union attacked Finland unprovoked in 1939 - After 105
by Gravityloss 5y ago
The article was extremely unclear. I'm a Finn. It goes roughly like this.
Winter War
- Soviet Union attacked Finland unprovoked in 1939
- After 105 days of fighting, peace was agreed
- Finland had to cede some territory, including second biggest city Viipuri
- also a Soviet military base on the southern coast, Hanko
Continuation War
- Germany attacked Soviet Union in 1941
- Soviet Union bombed Finland and Finland attacked Soviet Union
- Finland troops advanced up to the great lakes Ladoga and Onega
- Finland retreated towards the end of the war
- In 1945 in the peace treaty Finland lost territories
- also a Soviet military base in Kirkkonummi near Helsinki
- Finland had to wage war against former supporter Germany in Lapland
- This is called the War of Lapland
Cold War
- Finland was a free country, you could travel abroad freely etc
- Finland didn't receive any Marshall aid
- Soviet Union gave some pressure to Finland in various ways
- Being neutral was walking a tightrope
- This is what was called Finlandization
- Finland nevertheless became very wealthy between 1945 and 1989
- Soviet Union trade was lucrative
Breakup of Soviet Union
- Since Soviet Union broke up, all treaties that were with it were thought expired