Russia allowed Finland to join the United Nation, which pleased his government. To his surprise Russia also returned Porkkala he previous had taken without any coxing whatsoever. He must be really happy with how good Finland's countrymen were at censoring themselves to not offend him.
When the United Nations condemned Russia's actions against Hungary Finland left his vote blank without even having been asked to. What was the point? Russia never listened anyway.
Still, Finland kept his liberal democracy and he gave the finger to the nations who held a betting pool on when rather than if he was going to fall to communism.
Russia's eyes could never be everywhere and Finland worked against him in small ways and it helped him feel he was still not Russia's in all but name.
It wouldn't matter if the Soviet Union lasted for a thousand years Finland thought. He was going to outlast them and he would get the last laugh. They would see, just like Sweden had. The Finish were a sturdy people and in time this too would pass, leaving them no worse or better off than anything else.
This too shall pass 3/3
When the United Nations condemned Russia's actions against Hungary Finland left his vote blank without even having been asked to. What was the point? Russia never listened anyway.
Still, Finland kept his liberal democracy and he gave the finger to the nations who held a betting pool on when rather than if he was going to fall to communism.
Russia's eyes could never be everywhere and Finland worked against him in small ways and it helped him feel he was still not Russia's in all but name.
It wouldn't matter if the Soviet Union lasted for a thousand years Finland thought. He was going to outlast them and he would get the last laugh. They would see, just like Sweden had. The Finish were a sturdy people and in time this too would pass, leaving them no worse or better off than anything else.