Finland During World War II
Finland participated in the World War II, Second World War initially in a defensive war against the Soviet Union, followed by another battle against the Soviet Union acting in concert with Nazi Germany and then finally fighting alongside the Allies against Germany. The first two major conflicts in which Finland was directly involved were the defensive Winter War against an invasion by the Soviet Union in 1939, followed by the offensive Continuation War, together with Germany and the other Axis Powers against the Soviets, in 1941–1944. The third conflict, the Lapland War against Germany in 1944–1945, followed the signing of the Moscow Armistice with the Allied Powers, which stipulated expulsion of Nazi German forces from Finnish territory. By the end of hostilities, Finland remained an independent country, albeit "Finlandization, Finlandized", having to cede nearly 10% of its territory, including Vyborg, Viipuri (Finland's second-largest city [Population Register] or fourth-l ...
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