Finland in Search of Foreign Policy Guidelines

Rupasov, Aleksander

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S207987840016509-8-1

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10.18254/S207987840016509-8

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Aleksander Rupasov Send message

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Affiliation: Saint Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

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Volume 12 Issue 7 (105)

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The article analyzes Finland's attempts to find a solution to current foreign policy problems in the interwar period. The main problem was the search for possible allies and guarantors of independence. The solution to this problem was complicated by a complex of factors: the limited interest of the great powers in accepting obligations guaranteeing the preservation of independence by Finland, the political and military weakness of possible allies (Latvia and Estonia), contradictions in relations with Sweden (not least caused by domestic political aspects both in Finland and Sweden), fears about Poland's foreign policy ambitions, potentially dangerous Finnish involvement in crisis situations Domestic political consensus on the issue of foreign policy orientation seemed to be achieved in the mid-1930s. However, the so-called Scandinavian orientation did not even partially solve the security problem. By the beginning of the pan-European crisis, the search for guarantors of independence remained an unresolved problem.

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international relations, interwar period, independence, guarantees, Finland, great powers, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Poland

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26.05.2021

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16.08.2021

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GOST	Rupasov A. Finland in Search of Foreign Policy Guidelines // ISTORIYA. – 2021. – V. 12. – Issue 7 (105). URL: https://history.jes.su/s207987840016509-8-1/. DOI: 10.18254/S207987840016509-8
MLA	Rupasov, Aleksander "Finland in Search of Foreign Policy Guidelines." ISTORIYA. 12.7 (105) (2021). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840016509-8
APA	Rupasov A. (2021). Finland in Search of Foreign Policy Guidelines. ISTORIYA. vol. 12, no. 7 (105) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840016509-8

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