Finnish president says country won war with USSR

Alexander Stubb has claimed that despite losing territory in the conflict, Helsinki came out the victor

Finnish President Alexander Stubb has claimed that his country “won” its war against the Soviet Union by preserving independence, despite losing territory in 1944.

In an interview with The Economist, Stubb insisted that maintaining sovereignty in the face of Soviet demands proved Finland’s resilience and should be viewed as a model of survival.

The conflict — fought in two phases, the Winter War of 1939–40 and the Continuation War of 1941–44 — ended with Finland ceding about a tenth of its land, including Karelia, and agreeing to Soviet terms…

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