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Brief history

Finnish speaking people, originating from Finland, have inhabited Karelia for about 10 000 years, whereas the Rus-sians have lived there for a mere 60 years. Finland became independent the 6th of December, 1917. The Finnish-Russian border remained unchanged since the time Finland was the grand duchy of Russia. The Petsamo (Pechenga) area was attached to Finland, exchanged for another area in Karelia. This border was confirmed in the Tartu Peace Treaty of 1920.

The SU attacked Finland on the 30th of November, 1939 without any declaration of war. Thus began the Winter War. The SU was expelled from the League of Nations. A state of war ended on the 13th March, 1940 and an interim peace began. The first evacuation of Karelian refugees took place when they left their homes.

The Germans started Operation Barbarossa and attacked the SU on June 22nd, 1941. Without any declaration of war the Russians bombed Finland on the 25th of June, 1941. Thus the Continuation War or WW II began for Finland. Within a few weeks time the Finnish army had pushed back the Russian offensive from Karelian territory so that the evacuated Karelians were allowed to return to their homes. In most cases they had to rebuild their log cabins, which were destroyed during the Winter War.

The Continuation War ended with a Finnish military defence victory. However, the Karelian evacuees had again to leave their homes and return to other parts of Finland. The disappointing conditions for peace were outlined in Paris, 1947.

The losses of the two wars for Finland were devastating. There were about 95 000 casualties, 240 000 injured, 420 000 evacuees and 85 000 war orphans. Finland had to pay the SU for war damages US $ 262.5 million, in gold dollars. National anger rose because the Finnish President, national hero, Risto Ryti, as well as some other government offi-cials were condemned as criminals of war. This was deeply humiliating. A post-war Russian military surveillance commission tried to break the backbone of Finnish national self-respect. The constant mental anxiety from Russian controllers produced a phenomenon called Finlandization.

Source: ProKarelia

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[MrDiokletian]

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In Finland, had a chance to save the Karelian isthmus and part Kaeli.

That if the whole Finland, stalaby be part of the USSR.

Maybe when the USSR broke up, she would have left these lands. But the Finns are very eogo not like))) and choose your path.

[tupakki]

@MrDiokletian Please. Say one thing at the time. Now it's impossible to understand what you mean by this text. I pick one thing. Finnish people never buried any russian civilians alive into ground. If you ment that. It's just some kind of propaganda.

"2. You propose twice as much territory in Karelia - is a fact." It was just Stalin's plan as Yuri Kilin for example reveals. Just giving false hope for finns.

Are you also saying that Finland was a threat for Leningrad? That's not true at all.

[tupakki]

@MrDiokletian "In Finland, had a chance to save the Karelian isthmus and part Kaeli." What you mean by this?

"But the Finns are very eogo not like))) and choose your path. " What this means?

[MrDiokletian]

So those boundaries in which Finland gained its independence from the Bolsheviks. This certificate is a very good attitude to Finam Russian emperor.

[tupakki]

@MrDiokletian I am not sure what you mean by this. Can you explain?

[MrDiokletian]

And also in 1811 in the Grand Duchy were transferred Viipari and Kekislm okruga.Finny were very happy, what proof is. that during the Crimean War of 1854-1856 year, the Allies could not hope for or as Finwë revolt against Russia.

[tupakki]

@MrDiokletian The year was actually 1812 not 1811. Finns really were happy you are right about that. Finns really loved those times. You are right about the Crimean War and brits attacked against finnish coast and some finnish prisoners were sent to England. Finns also participated 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War. Everything changed when Soviet Union attacked against Finland and forced us to make a peace and hand those areas to Soviet Union. That trust were no more.

[silentk1ll]

@tarimdarya Even this is old comment but I still reply. Finland di not NOT attack USSR. The Finnish Karelians got mad because the oppression of USSR. Finnish soldiers volunteered to fight beside them and that why that war was called "heimosodat" (tribe wars). And the Karelia has always belonged to us. Just because you were the one ruling our area because Finland was part of Russia it doesn't mean it's yours. Just sayin´

[Isanmaantoivo100]

Objection!

It was harvest of Stalin's systematic persecution.

By the way, we buried only corpses. It's normal procedure in Finland.

I think you have double standard in burial.

[MrDiokletian]

During the Second World War, also had a lot of crimes against humanity.Itreblenie prisoners in concentration camps. Then the known facts: the territory of Karelia Russian civilian, buried alive in the ground.

[MrDiokletian]

Yes. By the way, during the Zmne War, Finnish troops have committed crimes against gummanizma. In Karelia, in boilers, which were krasnoaremeytsy. When they came out hungry environments, jeered at them.

[MrDiokletian]

5. And when, by March 40. The Soviet Army reached the highway to Helsinki, Mannerheim asked the world, Stalin agreed, only because the victory was a "Pyrrhic victory".

[MrDiokletian]

4. Since the war, Stalin did not mean to add only a part of Karelia and the isthmus. It has already been established "people's government Kuusenena" and formed "people's Finnish army" from Karelia and finov. from all over the USSR.