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Evacuation of Finnish Karelia was the resettlement of the population of Finnish Karelia into Finland from the territory ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union. As a result, about 422,000 Karelians, 12% of Finland's population and about 90% of the population of the territory was transferred. Finnish Karelia, historically also Swedish Karelia or Carelia, is a historical province in eastern Finland. ...
The Karelians is a name used to denote two related, yet different ethnic groups of Finnic-language speakers. ...
The evacuation was a part of the 1940 Moscow Peace Treaty that concluded the Winter War, an attack of the Soviet Union on Finland. The actual evacuation started already in 1939, during the war. The Moscow Peace Treaty was signed by Finland and the Soviet Union on March 12, 1940. ...
Combatants Finland USSR Commanders Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Kliment Voroshilov, later Semyon Timoshenko Strength 250,000 men 30 tanks 130 aircraft 1,000,000 men 3,000 tanks 3,800 aircraft[1][2] Casualties 22,830 dead 43,557 wounded 1,000 captured (at least) 126,875 dead or missing...
During the Continuation War part of the displaced population returned home. Some 260,000 people returned [1], but they eventually were forced to evacuate again, starting in 1944. The Continuation War or War of Continuation (Finnish: , Swedish: ) June 25, 1941-September 19, 1944, was the war that was fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II. The United Kingdom declared war on Finland on December 6, 1941, but did not participate actively. ...
The government of Finland subsidized the resettlement in two ways:
- the resettlers were subsidized.
- the Finnish owners of the land given to resettlers were compensated for the loss of property.
Since the 1950s some associations have been calling for returning Karelia back to Finland. Areas ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union. ...
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During World War II some 70,000 war children were evacuated from Finland to Scandinavia, chiefly to Sweden. ...
References - ^ "An OSS Report on Wartime Population Changes in the Baltic", Lithuanian Quarterly J. on Arts and Sci. Vol. 27, No. 3, 1981
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