What if Finland became Communist in the 1920es ? This would possobly butterfly Finish Soviet wars. Wonder what the relations with the West would be.Sure that several threads have already covered, but interested on views of a Communist Finland (either as a Soviet Republic or as an USSR satellite)....any thoughts or previous discussions?
What if Finland became Communist in the 1920es ? This would possobly butterfly Finish Soviet wars. Wonder what the relations with the West would be.
There's IMO very little chance Finland would go Communist in the 1920s, at least if we think of a domestic revolution. The Finnish far left was too broken and weak for that after the Civil War. What you are actually suggesting, then, is "What if the Soviets invaded and conquered Finland in the 1920s?".
And how a Communist Finland would evolves until 1990? Something like a giant Baltic Republic?
Thinking about a USSR takeover / occupation during the 1940s (WWII).....Finland would be annexed or kept as a satellite state, member of Warsaw Pact such as most of Eastern Europe?I think that only chances for Communist Finland were in 1939/1940 or if USSR would be able occupy Finland in 1944/1945. In 1918 it would had been very difficult. Reds hadn't much chances to win Finnish Civil War. They were totally unprepared and lacked any or had too few of combat experience. And Soviets were unable or even unwillingful help them much.
An independently communist Finland following its own trajectory of socialisation and growth would be interesting, but the Reds having the capacity requires a POD that will probably distort a lot of other things.
Red Finland= Sweden in NATO.