Background of the Winter War

The background of the Winter War covers the period before the outbreak of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union (1939–1940), which stretches from the Finnish Declaration of Independence in 1917 to the Soviet-Finnish negotiations in 1938–1939. The nature of the Soviet demands, which included the installation of Soviet military facilities on Finnish soil, made them go nowhere.

Background of the Winter War

The background of the Winter War covers the period before the outbreak of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union (1939–1940), which stretches from the Finnish Declaration of Independence in 1917 to the Soviet-Finnish negotiations in 1938–1939. The nature of the Soviet demands, which included the installation of Soviet military facilities on Finnish soil, made them go nowhere.