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Finland–Russia Society
The Finland–Russia Society (Finnish language, Finnish: ''Suomi-Venäjä-Seura''), formerly called the Finland – Soviet Union Society (Finnish: ''Suomi-Neuvostoliitto-Seura''), is a Finnish registered association (Finland), registered association that promotes friendly Finland-Russia relations, relations between Finland and Russia (formerly the Soviet Union). In 2014, it had circa 12,500 members. Since 2020, it has been chaired by Member of the Parliament Petri Honkonen. History The Finland-Soviet Union Society was founded on 15 October 1944, less than a month after the Moscow Armistice that had ended the Continuation War between Finland and the USSR. Attendees of the Society's founding meeting included future Presidents Urho Kekkonen and J. K. Paasikivi and playwright Hella Wuolijoki. The Society promoted signing of the Finno-Soviet Treaty of 1948. Goals and activities The Finland–Russia Society tries to create partnerships and dialogue between Finns and Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continuation War
The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet–Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It began with a Finnish declaration of war on 25 June 1941 and ended on 19 September 1944 with the Moscow Armistice. The Soviet Union and Finland had previously fought the Winter War from 1939 to 1940, which ended with the Soviet failure to conquer Finland and the Moscow Peace Treaty. Numerous reasons have been proposed for the Finnish decision to invade, with regaining territory lost during the Winter War regarded as the most common. Other justifications for the conflict include Finnish President Risto Ryti's vision of a Greater Finland and Commander-in-Chief Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim's desire to annex East Karelia. The following paragraph contains a bundle of cites for the Finnish participation in the siege of Leningrad, which is a commonly debated complex issue in the article (see talk).--> On 22 June 1941 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland Friendship Associations
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish and Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by different styles of ceramics. The Bronze Age and Iron Ages were marked by contacts with other cultures in Fennoscandia and the Baltic reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
