Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The Winter War between Soviet Union and Finland, as a pivotal conflict on the eve of the Second World War, not only directly affected Finland's national security and territorial integrity but also had a profound impact on Finland's development trajectory in the post-war period. The Continuation War, as the direct aftermath of the Winter War between Soviet Union and Finland, specifically refers to the conflict that erupted again between Finland and the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944, with Finland aiming to regain the territories lost during the Winter War. The focus of this paper is how the Soviet-Finnish war led Finland to lean toward Germany. To examine the issue, we unfold our argumentation from nationalistic, geopolitical and economic perspectives under the discourse system of national romanticism and modern geopolitics. From this research, we show that the Soviet-Finnish war on the eve of World War II and the Continuation War in Finland have greatly influenced Finland’s post-war development future, playing an important role in the study of the nation-state in the Nordic region and its national consciousness as well as policies since modern times.
Authors: Tianle Xu, Wantong Xie
Institutions: Soochow University, Suzhou University
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4410349776