I find it more depressing than funny how generic antisocialists are willing to defend Finland’s malconduct throughout World War II. They’ll say that the Soviets ‘forced’ Finland to ally with the Third Reich because otherwise the Soviets were going to take over all of Finland, which was most unlikely.

Even if Moscow seriously planned on conquering all of Finland, how would that excuse Finland’s tolerance for antisemitism, tolerance for Fascist propaganda, quest for spazio vitale, cemeteries dedicated to Axis soldiers, unique ability to buy Fascist goods on credit, sale of nickel to the Reich, internment of 24,000 Russians (causing 4,200 deaths), deportation of 2,800 Soviet POWs to the Reich, murder of Communists and Jews among the Soviet POWs in Axis-controlled northern Finland in 1942, murder of Roma and involvement in other Axis war crimes? Did we ‘force’ Finland to do all of those, too?

Sigh.

Anyone bringing up how “badass” FInland was during the war is already completely down with the fact that they were Nazi adjacent.

The Finns have a lot to answer for