With a POD after 1900 is it possible for Finland to exist as a fully sovereign state as a monarchy?
No, the whole reason to have a king was to keep a strong alliance with Germany (and to appease Conservatives). When Germany lost, there was really no reason to be close to them anymore (especially since the German monarchy fell), and even the Conservatives in Finland began to cozy up to the idea of a strong president.Would it be possible to keep him King and still have the CPs lose?
With a POD after 1900 is it possible for Finland to exist as a fully sovereign state as a monarchy?
Central Power victory. Finland was supposed to get Friedrich Karl of Hessen as king, but then the CPs went and lost the war.
Is it possible for Finland to get a monarch from Sweden? Having close relations with Sweden is kinda important, with the Soviet Union on the border and all. Finland's going to need allies somewhere.No, the whole reason to have a king was to keep a strong alliance with Germany (and to appease Conservatives). When Germany lost, there was really no reason to be close to them anymore (especially since the German monarchy fell), and even the Conservatives in Finland began to cozy up to the idea of a strong president.
Is it possible for Finland to get a monarch from Sweden? Having close relations with Sweden is kinda important, with the Soviet Union on the border and all. Finland's going to need allies somewhere.
Is there any chance that Friedrich Karl and his descendents could have remained in Finland, tried to endear himself to the Finnish public as well as the other Scandinavian monarchs in the public eye, and if a Finnish president were discredited...
Maybe if there was a right-wing turn in Finland in the inter-war period, Finland restores Friedrich Karl but, as he becomes a popular monarch and opposes fascism, he remains King during the War for the rest of his life. Due to the opposition of his country to fascism, it endears support from Stalin on his doorstep too, guaranteeing support of the Finnish status quo among the "Big Three"...
One possibility would be for a negotiated peace ending the First World was. If this happen and Russia had already lost the war it might be possible to retain the Monarchy. Remember in this case Germany would still be a military power capabile of checking Russia.