Kingdom of Finland (Military Occupation)

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Polity that includes all territories military occupied by Finland that are not part of a specific military territory.

Establishment

June 1918: Finnish civilian volunteers tried unsuccesfully to annect Petsamo.

Chronology

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1. Russian Civil War

Was a Civil War in Russia that involved varios factions but mainly the Bolsheviks and the conservative White Army in the core Russian territories, as well as a multitude of local secessionist states. At the end of war the Bolsheviks were victorious and established the Soviet Union.

1.1.Heimosodat

Were a series of expeditions into Russian territories inhabitated by Finnish peoples during the Russian Civil War. The aim of the expeditions was either the independence of these territories or their annexion to Finland.

1.1.1.Petsamo expeditions

Were two military expeditions in May 1918 and in April 1920 by Finnish civilian volunteers, to annex Petsamo (Russian: Pechenga) from Bolshevist Russia.

1.2.Treaty of Tartu (1920)

Was a treaty between the Russian SFSR and Finland that defined the border between the two countries.

December 1920: The Finnish - Russian border was determined by the Treaty of Tartu in 1920: Petsamo became finnish.