In a lot of ways they did. The Soviet Union very very much expected, when they crossed the border in late November, that they would be in Helsinki within a week. This was based on what had happened in Poland earlier that year. read more
Finland didn’t lose Winter war. Small country Finland vs Great Soviets Russia what never runs out man and iron, And still we (yes I am Finnish) were independent country after that war. Soviets had multiple overpower (over 6 times of man , tanks and planes). read more
The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union (USSR) and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peace Treaty on 13 March 1940. read more
Desperate to maintain good relations with Britain (which halfheartedly declared war on Finland in December 1941) and a sympathetic America (which never did declare war), the Finns initially focused on regaining its territories lost in the Winter War. read more