WI: Swedish-Finnish War in 1920?

During this Second War of Åland? I'd imagine not much. I see a Swedish landing there highly unlikely, and the local Swedish-speakers didn't harbour any real separatist tendencies I know of. The Finnish-speaking population in the area is pretty patriotic, on the average. Some Swedish-speakers might get harassed, but I think this might only become more commonplace in the 20s if nationalists stoke a anti-Swedish sentiment.
Oh okay, I was just wondering given that its the only other region with a Swedish speaking majority.
 
Oh okay, I was just wondering given that its the only other region with a Swedish speaking majority.

Only the coastal part of the province has a Swedish-speaking majority while in the inland part Finnish-speakers are more numerous. AFAIK there were some separatists also in that area, but never as much or so vocal as in Åland.

One important thing is that the Swedish People's Party, SFP, was against separatism in both Åland and Ostrobothnia. Why? Because the minority is scattered in different (coastal) parts of Finland and the party had to look after the rights of their constituents within a Finnish state. If Åland breaks away, and if even a part of Ostrobothnia follows, the rest of the Swedish-speakers in Finland would lose their voting base and most of the considerable political clout they had in Helsinki.

Åland managed to get very confortable terms from the Parliament in Helsinki as an autonomous province even before the LoN ruling. After the ruling, the autonomy was even stronger. As a part of Sweden, the islanders wouldn't have half the semi-independence they have had for almost a century now.

It is possible, now, that also the coastal part of Ostrobothnia could have broken away as an autonomous province/enclave and secured almost similar rights had they pushed hard enough. But pushing too hard might have also backfired in a way that could have seen the Swedish-speaking community marginalized, harassed and pushed to these two enclaves as the Finnish-speaking majority would have been more negative towards the minority because of their "special rights".

Both the pan-Swedish fringe on one side and the most ardent Finnish nationalists on the other favoured separating the language groups to linguistically as "pure" areas as possible. The moderate majority on both sides opposed this, advocating a bilingual state. While it might not be in every way the most ideal solution, at least the policy has kept language strife to a minimum in Finland since the early years of independence.
 
Oh alright, considering you seem to be well versed in Finnish history, do you think this would help or hinder the Lapua Movement? Or would it be completely butterflied away?

Also if you don't mind I have some questions about the Finnish military for my TL, but I'd rather PM them.
 
Oh alright, considering you seem to be well versed in Finnish history, do you think this would help or hinder the Lapua Movement? Or would it be completely butterflied away?

IOTL, the Finnish nationalist right was mainly against Communism and the language issue came second. ITTL the language question would be more important for the different right-wing groups, though usually it would not trump the fear/hate towards Reds. One would expect that the anti-Swedish sentiment would be more prevalent among the rural population, that is mostly the voters of the Agrarian League. There would definitely be something like the Lapua Movement, thought possibly not by that name. It might be somewhat more popular than IOTL, but also more fragmented to anti-Communist and anti-Swedish currents.

If you haven't already, I suggest you look up the Akateeminen Karjala-Seura, the pan-Finnic academic movement, because it will also be influenced by the situation. And then there is the question of the internal politics of the Swedish-speakers themselves. How does the loss of Åland, the war and the repercussions affect the Swedish People's Party and its political position?

Also if you don't mind I have some questions about the Finnish military for my TL, but I'd rather PM them.

Sure, go ahead. You might also want to ask Jukra, he's even better when it comes to military issues. And CanKiwi of course, he has given a lot of thought to interwar Finnish military stuff.
 
Probably ASB but what if Sweden decides to keep Åland after the Åland Expedition (I doubt the Germans would attacking the Swedish forces in place had the Swedish Government made it clear that they intended to annex the islands) and Finland decides that the Åland question is a great way to unite the nation after the civil war?
 
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