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I think there are also some interesing postwar-questions. If Finnland is a Sovietrepublic after 1945, would this lead to Sweden joining Nato?

Unless the Americans do something horrendously stupid, I think the issue is beyond doubt. YES.
 
Arming Finland and Sweden in 1930s made as much sense for USSR as arming Syria makes sense for Israel now. You're using the same starting point (arming country X is going to cure a heavy case of anti-country Y paranoia shared by ruling regime and majority of population) in your logic. I'm not saying that Finns or Swedes had no ground for their fears, but said fears aren't going to be blown away by Soviet arms supply.

Yes, there was a paranoia considering possible Finnish or Swedish threat in Soviet Union but I was not pointing out a case where Finland or Sweden would arm Soviet Union but vice versa. A Second World War unprovoked attack by OTL Finland or Sweden against Soviet Union is simple fantasy. In OTL it took Soviet Union three months in 1939-1940 and some very heavy casualties to persuade majority of Finns to attack Soviet Union in 1941 and even then there were cases of serious unit distruption when forces were ordered to go over the 1939 border.
 
Yes, there was a paranoia considering possible Finnish or Swedish threat in Soviet Union but I was not pointing out a case where Finland or Sweden would arm Soviet Union but vice versa.
I'm sorry for not being clear, but I was under the impression that interwar Finland suffered (or would "enjoyed" sound better) a pretty serious case of Sovietophobia and Swedes still harboured some residual longing for revanche of "historical injustice" at Russian hands. You're claiming that moderate Soviet arms supply would turn around government and public in the country which considered Mannerheim "too soft on Russians" and kicked him out of position of authority for that every time he wasn't desperately needed to save Finnish hide, aren't you? That's pretty a bold claim and begs for some supporting material. Beside, I'm under the impression that threat of German attack was never especially serious for Finns, so what would Soviet arms supplies change?
A Second World War unprovoked attack by OTL Finland or Sweden against Soviet Union is simple fantasy.
You believe so. Good for you. I don't share your beliefs that Finns would never ever side with Germans.
 
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