Talvisota- The Winter War ([Rare video] Friends of Finland)

[@ramdom_9]

There is some bastards below, those who defence Russia's actions and insult Finland. 1. Someone said that we had concentration camps, which isn't true. We had PRISON camps for prisoners of war, and we treated them well. 2. Someone also said that we were barbarians, monsters, but they should buy a huge mirror and see which one was evil, that dirty Soviet Union or our peaceful country where they attacked. If you look at Russia's actions nowadays, you can see Russia hasn't changed. Unfortunately, when i watched criterions of a democratic country and dictatorship, Russia filled all marks of dictatorship.

[@BelarusKing]

SNIPER Hits nice Iraq, Yugoslavia, Iran, Libya, Syria, Panama, Grenada, support of neo-nazi juntas in America. Who did that? Peaceful US i think. But, of course, RUSSIAN IVAN MUST BE DESTROYED :-)

[@Pyovali]

BelarusKing Why're you implying like we're in the same boat as the USA? Finland =/= USA.

[@n.ramuliini4488]

And russian bombed its own village just to make a war even finnish cannons cud not bom it

[@n.ramuliini4488]

Sorry for my bad english

[@l_h_d_35]

SNIPER Hits nice Actually we had concentration camps, mainly for Jehova's witnesses and for conscientious objectors. Don't deny the bad things that happened in our soil.

[@GingaGirl2000]

One of the first victims of the bombing of Helsinki was 7-year-old girl named Armi Hillevi Metsäpelto. And in the Swedish newspapers there were whole page ads that said (in Swedish, of course): " Now the world knows, what it is to be a Finn. You show, what it is to be a Swede." In Finnish: " Nyt tietää maailma, mitä on olla suomalainen. Näytä sinä, mitä on olla ruotsalainen. " And in Swedish: "Nu vet världen vad det är att vara finne. Visa DU vad det är att vara Svensk."

[@theunusualdispenser9474]

Neljä vuotta myöhemmin pohdin, että onko tuon lauseen sanoma ruotsalaisten kansankiihottamista ja sympatiaa suomalaisia kohtaan vai kaikkea muuta kuin positiivista?? Koska sota aikana ruotsalaisten suhtautumista ja apua voidaan kyseenalaistaa.

[@tikkurilaboi6893]

@@theunusualdispenser9474 No ei ruotsi tehny paljoo muuta ku trades Saksan kaa, mun tietääkseni ainakin.

[@firstlast4379]

@@theunusualdispenser9474 Aika heikolla pohjalla on historian tuntemuksesi. Ruotsin hallitus (suurimmaksi osaksi) halusi pestä kätensä koko asiasta ja pysyä neutraalina. Toisin kuin ruotsalaiset, eli kansa, halusi tukea Suomea. Se mitä media kirjoittaa/kirjoitti, on yhdentekevää.

[@kornolex]

@@firstlast4379 "Mieli on teoissa, Mutta teot harvassa." Muistakaa tämä. Se palvelee teitä.

[@bruhdude6712]

@@tikkurilaboi6893 tuli sieltä joku määrä vapaaehtosia sotimaan meiän kaa

[@wauhti6358]

''Suomi voi olla pieni maa, mutta rakastamme vapautta niin, ettemme ikinä hyväksy tappiota'' Iho meni kananlihalle tätä kuunnellessa :)

[@HornaV8]

surullista miten vapaus on heitetty romukoppaan ja maata senkun tuhotaan ja maan päätäntävaltaa ulkoistetaan eu:lle ja muille ulkomaalaisille järjestöille

[@spkanava]

1940

[@herptek]

The Finnish speeches during the continuation war were even more idealistic and stubborn, so much so that they still put they shivers down the spine. Despite the ideals however, the western world as well as fate itself had abandoned us by then unfortunately.

[@tiinau6562]

Samaten molemmat ISO isädt sotivat ryssiä vasten ✌️🇫🇴🇫🇴🇫🇴🇫🇴🇫🇴❤️🤫

[@sponge540]

*National Spirit: Sisu* Division Recovery Rate: +25% Division Attrition: -10% Division Attack on core territory: +20% Division Defense on core territory: +20 Sisu is the uniquely Finnish expression for the resilience of the nation's people. Finland has faced harsh odds and will do so again.

[@KappaDaKappa]

Thank you grandparents and a thank you to all the men and women who helped us to protect our land, help gain our independence and freedom. Never forgotten. Kiitos!!!

[@cristixav]

Respect to Finland and the heroes of the Winter War!!!! (from Romania)

[@Ystadcop]

Oh, the Americans soon changed their tune when Finland tried to get its lost territory back...............

[@DavidJGillCA]

You mean the British. The USA did not declare war on Finland. ...and from wikipedia: "U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull congratulated the Finnish envoy on 3 October 1941 for the liberation of Karelia but warned Finland not to enter Soviet territory; furthermore, the United States did not declare war on Finland when it went to war alongside the Axis countries and, together with the UK, approached Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin at the Tehran Conference about acknowledging Finnish independence."

[@Ystadcop]

Thanks. A great shame Finland has lost Karelia and other ceded territories for good.

[@aapelikeilamaa9523]

the americans kept dumping the soviets shit-tons of weapons that the finnish soldiers kept destroying

[@Ichigoeki]

I suppose we should thank the US for feeding our troops too. Well they gave the food to the ruskies, but some of it was captured. Still kind of a cringy video considering the fact that they were actively helping our enemies while filming this.

[@theunusualdispenser9474]

Indeed there are pictures to prove that. In 1942 When Finland had occupied Petrozavodks. There we're axis and american officers together (which is strange) in presence , but not a single brit attended. www.reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/comments/681kga/finnish_german_italian_french_american_and/

[@adrianrosenlund-hudson8789]

Love Finland. My wife's great uncle fell in the Continuation War, a few days before the cease-fire. I'm going to see to it that our son is aware of his Finnish ancestry. Proud, brave country.

[@JanJohanssonmusic]

An admirable people, the Finns... My grandfather's brother was with the Swedish volunteer forces fighting with the Finnish army in the Winter War. He didn't say much about his experiences but a couple of times he shared some horrific memories from the actual fighting. Hearing this from a relative who had actually BEEN THERE made a powerful impact...

[@kirby1225]

@@JanJohanssonmusic going to fight for a foreign country voluntarily takes some serious balls props to him

[@Mx.Shyloh]

God Bless Finland

[@robinlindholm1525]

God Bless the United States

[@AatiNiiranen]

@@Zeppec *no

[@andreasmeyer-landrut1463]

@@Zeppec no

[@Zeppec]

@@andreasmeyer-landrut1463 한국은 항상 이긴다

[@andreasmeyer-landrut1463]

@@Zeppec Didn't ask kid

[@mothermjantsala7462]

I love Finland!♥

[@Saqux]

yes

[@rewttykoko3665]

Rakas suomi :,)

[@Beanie-Sandals]

I just started playing Talvisota: Winter War on Rising Storm 2 and can't believe this conflict went under my radar. I'm always researching war history. I have my work cut out for me.

[@VisualdelightPro]

Woah can I play it with you too!

[@J1e9r9r6y]

I downloaded it first time almost 6months ago, sadly the game is dead by now :( cant never experience it

[@ruffe90]

More than ever brings to mind the Hobbit and lord of the rings stories. After all Tolkien was greatly inspired by Kalevala. In the same way Finns were humble and mostly modest about achievements and the underdog. We got assistance of our brothers! Who recall after this war that even though they were voluntary they realised that it was their duty! Even though we had an undefeatable enemy we won. In form of our independence. No joke! A true story for the whole humen kind to know who rocks who. Who am i to know? I'm a decent of kareli half and completely swedish speaking for fathers in Finland. Horosity was great on both sides. Brave men fought against each other. Because of soviet union, these men paid their lives!

[@DixieBanjo]

The Soviets got their asses kicked in Finland, too bad the Finns couldn't take out a few million.

[@centralizedthinking]

inb4 soviets win winter war and take karelia

[@sammydavis4218]

nikita hrutzev told finnish president that over million russians died fighting finland.

[@nikolehtonen3747]

@@centralizedthinking they lost if they would have won finland would have become like baltics puppet for soviet union that was stalins plan take finland instal puppet coverment and anex. Finland lost but win by keeping finland free from soviets. And if this winter war would have fought in egual footing same man power and armor finland would have won.

[@2009Infidel]

@@centralizedthinking Ivan your cuntry is simply put balalaika and the smeII of shit.

[@markkuryhanen4244]

@@sammydavis4218 Yes, he said so. But that number is probably a bit too high. In winter war they lost some 150.000 .....200.000 (and Finland lost 9.000). Later the war continued and there Russia lost over 500.000 (and Finland around 90.000). So Khrutsev may mean their all losses together.

[@maximkretsch7134]

Is anyone here surprised at the fact that this whole film is scrupulously careful not to mention the name of the attacker?

[@shawnpeters73gmail]

I'm a Finnish-American...there aren't very many of us, but then again, there aren't too many Finns even in Suomi. My family has always been very proud of our Finnish heritage, as my grandparents came to the USA during the 1920's. We love our coffee and NISUA ;) Finland was the only country to repay it's war debt after the 2nd world war...part of our Finnish character is being self-reliant and not owing anything to anybody. SISU, my dear brethren. Peace, from the USA.

[@AKfutanarienjoyer]

Sisu is strongest character in the world

[@omegavalerius]

All the more reason to be thankful to those ten thousand Swedish volunteers who came to our aid, some of whom never came back home.

[@MikeEgypte]

by chance I searched and found this link to a war that so much reminds me of the war today that is being fought by the Ukraine people.

[@failmarine2.0]

1939: hippity hoppity get of property 1941: hippity hoppity gimme back my property 1943: hippity hoppity get of my property (again)

[@AatiNiiranen]

1944 Finland * turns around to look at germany* Get off my property

[@-sipinen-5152]

I don't understan ween people says such a thing as, Russian have all right to invade Finland. those pepole are going on russian propaganda, just bullshit. Finland was just a peaceful country but the russia want more land. Do you realy think thats okey to invade another country because you want more land. fucking bullshit Russia

[@akuhalmiranta4603]

Russians a country full of cowards xD Tänne vaan iso mies putin

[@vdrugktotoizzaugla]

And I dont understand when people say that Finland which broke away from Russia in 1917 should not have been returned back but at the same time they claim that Crimea which broke away from Ukraine under pretty much similar circumstances must be returned back to Ukraine. Would you explain this to me?

[@kilppa]

Finland was it's own country for such a long time before that. Before being under Russian rule, it was under Swedish rule, but the country always existed on it's own. Finland also didn't "break away" from Russia, but Russia gave Finland it's independence after long political discussions and absolutely no aggression. Coming back after less than 30 years and trying to take it back by force just because of a pact that they made with Germany gives them zero right to do so.

[@vdrugktotoizzaugla]

Finalnd declared independence in December 1917, a month after illegal communist coup. Therefore no long political discussion could have possibly taken place between them. Crimea was an autonomy inside Ukraine the same way as Finland was an autonomy inside Russia. Both wanted to secede and both did after an illegal seizure of power in respective countries. Yet the cause of Finland percepted as rightful and the cause of Crimea as not. Talking of history Crimea too appeared to be a part of Ukraine by a strange historical accident, and their secession from Ukraine was predictable and was only a matter of time.

[@apilas112mmsuomifinlandperkele]

Here is the difference that Crimea did not become independent but Russia took it for itself! Think what it would be like if Sweden had taken over Finland during the Russian Civil War. Would it have been more harmed?

[@Venttu100]

Allies had a chance but axis supported Finland

[@muhammadaliffbinmuhammadla7846]

Welcome to NATO, Finland!

[@davidjames2145]

3:02 And now exactly the same thing in Ukraine. 😭 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 🇬🇧

[@JV-bj4kx]

:l

[@KariPiirainen]

Today marks the 82nd anniversary of the outbreak of the Winter War. The Winter War was a war between Finland and the Soviet Union from November 30, 1939 to March 13, 1940. The Soviet Union began the Winter War by attacking without a declaration of war, and the war ended 105 days later with the Moscow Peace Treaty. The League of Nations condemned the attack and resigned from the Soviet Union on December 14, 1939.

[@i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b]

Interesting film, very obscure. Thank you for posting this piece of history.

[@magemaatikko]

Kyllä oon niin ylpeä suomalaisuudestani. Suomalaiset ei ryssiä kumarra eikä ruottalaisia myöskään ja toivon nyt tänä vuonna Suomen jääkiekkomaajoukkueen osoittavan talvisodan luonnetta ja kovuutta että toinen kultamitali voitais tuoda ihanaan Suomeen! Suomi forever =)!

[@obiwankenobi4305]

SUOMI!! SUOMI!!

[@AriaNa-ti9lv]

Thank You, This was Greatest Untold videos! Praise The Lord!

[@MattiLahtinen-si3rl]

Lämmin kiitos videosta. Olen suomalainen. Suomi Finland.

[@TheTurbogus]

@Cyberspine I agree the Finns to move on. As for the reason the Russian language virtually dominate Karelia is that I've read almost the entire population emigrated to free Finland. One account I read a couple of years ago is a farmer returning to his farm, the Finn soldiers asked him why he was there and he responded that he had burned his barn down during the Tavilsota, just as his father had, and his father's father so to leave nothing for the Russians. He was there just 'making sure'

[@Adinax86]

Ruotsalaisilla oli merkittävä rooli talvisodassa. Talvisota on näistä kahdesta kunniallisempi sota, koska se oli puolustussota. Lisäksi talvisodassa suomalaiset olivat täysin yksin Venäjää vastaan. Siinä nähtiin, ketkä oikeasti ovat suomalaisten ystäviä.

[@rattinox]

Man, this is glorious stuff! The Finns who fought the Talvisota and Continuation War showed the world what a free, honest, hardworking people can do. I'm sure the ghost of Leonidas was watching over them, too.

[@yurikozhokin8348]

Holy shit, dude. Rocks, trees and lakes - this is what fought and will continue to fight most of Finnish wars. That terrain is still unpassable for most of world armies.

[@CyanWall]

Thanks, I have watched others Winterwar videos and comments of thesa has been like "Finland sucks" or such kind. You are exception and thanks to you for that. I think that finns who had fought against Russian on battlefield and on KZbin will preciate that.

[@crescitsubponderevirtus7617]

Regards for very brave finnish nation ! We wish you survive and best of lack !

[@Killjoy45]

Btw. You are giving me and many others marvellous laughs so please keep entertaining us.

[@RedwihteGame]

A striking resemblance is seen in Ukraine today. Sad to see history repeat itself. I dearly hope Ukraine will prevail in this unjust war.

[@Piett2]

Thank You very much - I love seeing pieces of history like this.

[@Ludvig_EditZツ]

r u in the war

[@jayfinn3]

i am so proud to be a finn my grand father died 1939 and i never got to know him but i am so proud of him

[@joo9619]

Thst was beautiful i love my country and i will du anything for finland and people of finland i also support our best friends and neighbours long live mighty finland🇫🇮♥️🇩🇪♥️🇪🇪♥️🇧🇻♥️🇩🇰♥️🇸🇪♥️🇳🇱♥️🇮🇸

[@finnfellow1]

Ty! If I remember right, this is a dvd review from Talvisodan katsaukset. I have "a lot of" dvd material about finnish wars... but yes I' m not a war addict :)

[@jes3d]

really cool.

[@turkkisydamessani]

Tears came into my eyes esp. with the first pictures of the finnish nature...

[@drifzy67]

wow 13 years ago damn

[@MultiJerkku]

Truly touching video. Makes me respect the veterans who defended our fatherland....

[@Kukkanisti]

Even tho my brain is made 101% from patriotism, towards my home, Finland, this boosts it to 202

[@magemaatikko]

@hanhi Exactly, I am pleased to see finally somebody had the stomach to come out from Hitlers shadow and say we Finnish people it was matter of life and death! Continuation War was our own struggle to get payback from USSR! We lost Karelia and maybe it will never given back to Finland but we Finnish people are damn proud what we achived in the battlefield!!

[@turkkisydamessani]

Tears came into my eyes when I see how much my (=MY!) ppl has suffered...(anyway thank´s to everybody who fought for finnish freedom..including my fathersfather and mothersfather..)(I don´t like wars--but I am grateful to my ppl who defended themselves...)

[@lyrigageforge3259]

Same here. Every single time with those old images, films and bits of actual historical narrative.

[@FINSuomenPoika]

Me ollaan kärsitty kautta aikojen ja paljon. Mutta silti ollaan täällä! Eläköön isänmaa Suomi ja suomalaiset!

[@sierramountains]

Thanks you! As a Finn, I agree wholeheartedly.

[@magemaatikko]

Kyllahan nyt meita veteraaneja haukutahan, muttta tarkeempi asia on etta Suomi sailytti itsenaysyytensa vallan. Hyvä Suomi!

[@magemaatikko]

@Teleoceras Thank! At least someone still give Finland the honor it rigthfully deserves!

[@Scatmanfi]

2:24 Niin Suomalaisen kuulloinen aksentti ku olla ja voi :D

[@ozgoldebronokia8210]

2:47 If you look the map, there are no Hungary, Albania, and Portugal. But, Czechoslovakia and Austria (which had been annexed partially and entirely by Germany) are still there. The Soviet Union is also mislabeled as Soviet Russia.

[@ARMSCOF]

Here is not ireland too. Or if this map from 1921 cuz ireland gets indepence in 1922

[@patrickdurham8393]

Makes me glad Finland is still a thing.

[@bankerduck4925]

Hieno ja tärkeä video!

[@derekstynes9631]

Hurrah for the Brave Finns !

[@Jaska8000]

Well we were underdog but we had few more tanks and planes than You claim. In the beginning of Winter War we had: 493 cannons, of which 73 were out-of-date guns but still usable. Coastline guns primarilly designed to be used against navy are not within these numbers. Planes:Fighters: 41 ready to get airborne, 15 under repairs. Bombers: 16 (!) ready to get airborne, 2 being repaired. Recoinnance-planes (usually out-of date fighters from 1920's) 57 ready-to-go and 14 under repairs.

[@JoniJava96]

As you know... Finland is not one of the Scandinavian countrys... just you to know...

[@nordfyr1]

it kinda is

[@miikaveikkolainen7939]

nordfyr1 a small part of Finlands northen areas is

[@Mr.Truxton]

Finland is nordic, but not scandinavian. Because scandinavian implies similar roots to the swedes. And we are a completely distinct people group from swedes, norwegians and them. Different language, culture etc.

[@TheTurbogus]

@Mainilanlaukaisija Thank you, despite my studies thus far I was unclear if we lost Petsamo following the Winter War or the Continuation War. On another site, Free Karelia I think it's called, a couple of years ago I posted that Karelian effort could become expansive to include Petsamo despite they're not in the same region, but same effect to their theft

[@planthi80]

this is one great film~! long live finland~!

[@yurikozhokin8348]

... only until bigger neighbor decides otherwise.

[@molotovribbentrop2839]

@@yurikozhokin8348 Russia is third world country, and will never be superpower again. By end of the century, it will be Muslim country.

[@yurikozhokin8348]

@@molotovribbentrop2839 I see you pretty good at predicting future. In that case, can you tell the density of you next poop? Yeah, I did not think so.

[@molotovribbentrop2839]

@@yurikozhokin8348 It's known math. Russia is almost 15% Muslim already, and they have more children than Slavs.

[@yurikozhokin8348]

@@molotovribbentrop2839 and so is the rest of the Europe. Duh.

[@OH6NT]

Thanks to ALL who contributed so that Finland won the wars against USSR, both the winter war and contiuation war (WW2) - won in the sense that we kept our independence, earned in the WW1 war of 1917, and struggled for ever since. Als thanks to all who helped us out in any way. Thomas / Swedish speakin Finn.

[@MaMa-kh7xh]

Finlan won!

[@oddom6667]

Finland surrendered, we lost

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

Finlandia in the back makes this video 100 times better.

[@sierramountains]

@artur2277 I love Estonia. :) I think of Estonia as Finland's greatest ally. :D

[@jamieLtaker]

2:46 are we just gonna ignore the fact they deleted hungary

[@gdsiniristi1176]

We didnt get that help

[@TheTurbogus]

@justiakas I agree, perhaps more approapriate would've been Holst's Mars, the bringer of war, not only for it's title but the dramatics of the music

[@GingaGirl2000]

Oh, but I have to actually be thankful to Soviet union of attacking Finland. If they hadn't attacked, my grandfather wouldn't have left Karelia and wouldn't have met my grandmother. So my dad wouldn't have been born and then of course I hadn't been born either... So thanks. But I still hate you for what you did, Stalin!

[@DavidJGillCA]

And if Finland hadn't had the opportunity to rough-up and humiliate the Red Army it s doubtful the Soviets would have been ready to take on Hitler.

[@yourfavoritejunkie]

erik reiman finland started the war? What?

[@teuska351]

@@Dni80 ruskies still think so? holy shiet

[@Dni80]

@@teuska351 holy shit i read the fucking comment wrong i tought that comment was from russian and i read that it says that i hate finland what they did imma gonna remove comments btw im from finland

[@Dni80]

@@teuska351 and im sorry it was 3 am at the time so i wouldnt think so muxh

[@seilsbusters]

For U know... This is been taught to every Finnishs citizen to pay yuor debt in time. Our People have a sustained econimic situation in under control. It is an honor to pay your debt in time

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

Wartime propaganda is so silly.

[@TheTurbogus]

@NoddyShoulder I read a quote years ago realative; "whom questions the morality of the one that pulls you from the quicksand." After what happend to Lavtvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.

[@Tapanator28]

@Teleoceras My Grandpa was in the Winter War,Lapland War and a Refugee from Russia when they took his home after from Finland.

[@castrewq]

Kiitos!

[@esjonne85]

Kiitos sotaveteraanit!

[@minesens]

The winter was actually much colder and snowier than was expected it to be.

[@Loocas77]

Respect to all Finnish heroes. It was no easy of "Imperium of Evil" to force Finland to surrender.

[@JohnOlimb]

@magemaatikko Both the Allies and the Axis where most interested in the swedish iron ore. As a matter of fact, it was one of two reasons for axis to invade Norway. The other reason was to use the fiords as submarine bases. Do you really think an foreign army could pass Kiruna iron ore mines without occupying it? No one would believe that. As Narvik harbour was blown to pieces the swedish iron did not get a very important role during the WWII. In the other aspects, I have to agree with you.

[@naaskel100]

@Adinax86 Where did you get the number that there were 10 000 Estonians against Finland? This is huge question for me. Estonians were considered to be untrustworthy, and only saw battle at the end phase of war, where they were mostly against Estonian Waffen SS and Germans. It was huge embarassment when many Estonians ran over to German side.

[@finnfellow1]

@jeff61813 The US. - Finnish diplomatic relations were closer at that time and Hoover was very active for aiding Finland during Russo- Finnish wars. I'm sure this video is/ was pretty unsung in Finland as well. I'll send some links...

[@Jaska8000]

Tanks: during the war we managed to get 13 Vickers to frontline. In addition we had 32 Renaults from 1919 and they were totally out-of date (even bullet of a rifle could penetrate its armour!) and were used as tractors... So we had something but soviets had for example more than 2000 planes.

[@ErichHoneckerT80U]

@stalkka So, why SU didn't demand more after crushing finnish defenses in march 40? I think it was really uncomfortable for SU to have second-large city in range of field artillery of potential enemy/

[@sierramountains]

@Janika6666 Are you from Hungary? That's very cool! :) Glad to hear from an Ugric neighbor!

[@qelleri]

@dyybe1 Tottahan tuo on, että ei me millekkään Venäjälle pärjättäis. Tykistö ja ilmavoimat saattas ehtiä hieman pidätteleen, että saadaan joukot kasaan sissisotaa varten. Tuommonen taliban touhu olis Suomen ainoa keino sotia Venäjää vastaan.

[@Ardious]

Touching piece of history.

[@TheTurbogus]

@Mainilanlaukaisija Not ever occupied by Finns? I have a book, written by an English doctor that was touring Finland in the inter war period immediately following the Tavilsota, and I'm almost certain he remarked that while the settlement was small, there were Finns maintaining the port, as it was Finland's only ice free port (owing to the gulf stream) at that time. I'll have another look, but I think the title is Finland Forever.

[@waterholic9271]

Kiva tietää että rallienglantia käytettiin jo noin aikasin

[@finnfellow1]

ok, I meant it as metaphorically. That phrase is taken from the russo-finnish war book (can' t remember it just now), so the pastoral care was more important by then. Btw when I served in Kainuu brigade we had a lot of church services, sometimes too often heh.

[@TheTurbogus]

@Mainilanlaukaisija It's a pleasure to meet you, thanks for your insights. Save for the web it's difficult here in Oregon to get research materials other than the most general sort.

[@TheTurbogus]

@Ole733 From the text of "A history of Finland" the author John Wuorinen states, Articles 4-9 of the treaty of Peace between the Republic of Finland and the Socialist Republic of Russia 14 Oct 1920 states in part the new boundaries inclusive of Petsamo for Finland, so one can understand that at time in history the ownership of Petsamo was turned over to the Finns, but within a couple of decades was torn from Finland. I don't know another way to classify this, we must draw our own conclusions.

[@sierramountains]

My last name is Kautiainen. I'm Finnish. You can hear it in my youtube piano videos, where I say, "Hi, this is Sierra Kautiainen, and I'm going to play..." I'm fourteen years old- of course I've never been to Finland. I'm planning on living there someday. I'm currently teaching myself the language. Generalizations are dangerous...

[@Tapanator28]

@dvcincybengals I am Finnish and I am going to Finland this summer my grandpa fought in Winter War and he was a ski troop.

[@machinemen165]

@Nissdavid Really? :O! that's amazing! :D

[@TheWolfwiththeDragon]

0:35 My Finnish girlfriend heard this part and said "Yeah, you're literally describing Hobbits"

[@Hrafn89]

@Mainilanlaukaisija, For those who doesnt know. Sweden was not neutral during winter war, Sweden declared itself non-belligerent. Sweden sent 1/3 of the arms in southern Sweden to Finland. The biggest volunteer help from one nation to another in the history, was the volunteers from Sweden (didnt see much action though), most money gathered in the history from one nation to another, and so on. The allies intent was never to assist Finland but merely secure Narvik and Kiruna.

[@TheTurbogus]

@Mainilanlaukaisija Is this the same Vilkuna of the Finnish Academy? These conversations enticed me to pick up J.H. Wuorinen's A History of Finland again from the library, in which he is mentioned.

[@RebelSonBand]

@NoddyShoulder --I have a question; how old is Finland actually as an independent nation ?? Was it not part of Russia before 1919 ?? Im not sure of the year,thats why I ask. But was Finland not"born"as a nation by the Russian revolution of 1917 ??

[@Danovio]

''The true warrior does not care if he is called a beast or a dog, the main thing is winning''

[@DavidJGillCA]

Americans were terribly impressed by the act of Finland's debt repayment. 1:35

[@turkkisydamessani]

Happy independence day... from your neighbour... Onnea itsenäisyyspäivänä Suomi, terveisiä naapurista!

[@JohQx3]

@TheTemppeliVol2 Though...last words from Stalin when peace treaty of Winter War was signed were ''We arent done with you yet.'' That mustve give nice and secure feeling...:P

[@TheTurbogus]

@ImperialGuard9001 I know that British PM Chamberlain entered into an agreement to help Poland that they failed to back up, Whom in America made this agreement with Poland and the Baltic? I would like to know and understand your resources. Please list them.

[@TheRomanRuler]

@Diablotion okei. Ja nytten ku sitä ajattelen uudestaan, nii siitähän olisi voinut tulla satavuotinen sota.. maailmanstoa olisi paisunut ja vaikka mitä.

[@darnjack0roll]

@TheRomanRuler muukalaislegioonat ei auta 100 kertaa isommalle armeijalle..ja mistä se suomi ne rahat ois repiny,plus muukalaislegioona ei oo niin iso et pärjäis ryssiä vastaan