Continuation War

The 1941–1944 war between Finland and the Soviet Union, fought alongside Germany during World War II. It ended with Finland ceding territory and accepting an armistice with the Allies.

Operation Barbarossa: The German-led invasion of the Soviet Union launched on 22 June 1941. Finland entered the war as Germany attacked the Soviet Union, though Finnish aims and timing differed.
Winter War: The 1939–1940 war in which the Soviet Union invaded Finland. Its territorial settlement and unresolved security fears shaped Finland's decision to fight again.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim: Finnish military commander and statesman who served as commander-in-chief during the Continuation War. He directed Finnish military strategy and later became president during the armistice transition.
Paris Peace Treaties, 1947: The 1947 treaties that formally settled the postwar status of several former Axis-aligned states, including Finland. They confirmed Finland's postwar territorial losses and limits on its military.
Finnish invasion of the Soviet Union: Finland's 1941 military offensive into Soviet-held territory during the Continuation War. Its advance beyond Finland's pre-1939 borders shaped both the front and later debate over Finnish war aims.
Moscow Peace Treaty: The treaty signed in March 1940 that ended the Winter War and transferred Finnish territory to the Soviet Union. The treaty's cessions, especially in Karelia, became central to Finnish aims in 1941.
Adolf Hitler: German dictator from 1933 to 1945 and leader of Nazi Germany during World War II. His government supplied Finland and treated it as a co-belligerent, not a formal Axis ally.
Karelia: A historical region spanning parts of present-day Finland and Russia. Finland's cession of Finnish Karelia displaced hundreds of thousands of people and redrew the border.
Siege of Leningrad: The prolonged German and Finnish encirclement of Leningrad from 1941 to 1944. Finnish forces held positions north of the city, while their role in the siege remains contested.
German–Finnish relations: The political and military relationship between Germany and Finland during the Second World War. Cooperation with Germany gave Finland military support while tying its war to the Axis campaign.

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