The Moscow ArmisticeArmistice Agreement between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the one hand, and Finland on the other was signed between Finland on one side and the Soviet Union and United Kingdom on the other side on 19 September 1944, ending the Continuation War. The Armistice restored the Moscow Peace Treaty of 1940, with a number of modifications.
The final peace treaty between Finland and many of the Allies was signed in Paris in 1947.
Conditions for peace
The conditions for peace were similar to what had been agreed in the Moscow Peace Treaty of 1940: Finland was obliged to cede parts of Karelia and Salla, as well as certain islands in the Gulf of Finland. The new armistice also handed all of Petsamo to the Soviet Union, and Finland was further compelled to lease Porkkala to the Soviet Union for a period of fifty years (the area was returned to Finnish control in 1956). Territories ceded to the Soviet Union constituted approximately 11.50% (44,106.23 km2) of Finland's territory (382,561.23 km2) prior to the Winter War and the Continuation War as dictated by the Treaty of Tartu.
Other conditions included Finnish payment of nearly $300,000,000 ($ in today's US dollars) in the form of various commodities over six years to the Soviet Union as war reparations. Finland also agreed to legalise the Communist Party of Finland (after it had made some changes to the party rules) and ban parties that the Soviet Union considered fascist. Jukka Nevakivi (2006) Jatkosodasta nykypäivään. (From Continuation War to Today. In: Suomen poliittinen historia 1809–2006. WSOY, Helsinki Further, the individuals that the Soviets considered responsible for the war had to be arrested and put on trial, the best-known case being that of Risto Ryti.Jakobson, Max (former Finnish Ambassador to the UN) Finnish wartime leaders on trial for "war guilt" 60 years ago Helsingin Sanomat International edition, 28 October 2005 The armistice compelled Finland to drive German troops from its territory, leading to a military campaign in Lapland.
Surrendered territory + Municipalityof Finland Russian Cyrillic name km2 Sq miles Part of present-daypopulated place in Russia Notes Antrea Каменногорск 486.4 302.23 Kamennogorsk Harlu Харлу 252.6 156.96 Хейнйоки 342.1 212.57 Veshchevo Hiitola Хийтола 464 288.32 Khiytola Impilahti Импилахти 904 561.72 Impilahti Jaakkima Яккима 501.9 311.87 Yakkima Johannes Советский 217.6 135.21 Sovetsky Kanneljärvi Победа 246.3 153.04 Pobeda Kaukola Севастьяново 293.7 182.5 Sevastyanovo Kirvu Свободное 695.22 432 Svobodnoye Kivennapa Первомайское 650.52 404.21 Pervomayskoye Койвистон 283.1 175.91 Primorsk Kuolemajärvi Пионерское 400 248.55 Pionerskoye Куркийоки 539.5 335.23 Какисалмен 188.54 117.15 Priozersk Лумиваара 292.4 181.69 Lakhdenpokhsky District Метсапиртти 186.9 116.13 Zaporozhskoye Муолаа 750.02 466.04 Pravdino Печенгский 10,470 6,505.76 Pechengsky District Pyhäjärvi Пюхаярви 522 324.35 Otradnoye Rautu Рауту 339.6 211.02 Sosnovo Рускеала 519 322.49 Ruskeala Räisälä Райсала 492.95 306.30 Melnikovo Sakkola Саккола 349.4 217.11 Gromovo Salmi Салми 1,423 884.21 Salmi Соанлахти 504 313.17 Suoyarvsky District Сортавалан 690.88 429.3 Sortavala Суистамо 1,623.80 1,009 Suoyarvsky District Суоярви 3,688.40 2,292 Suoyarvsky District Терийоки 122.42 76.07 Zelenogorsk Uusikirkko Уусикиркко 641.70 398.73 Polyany Валкъярви 400 248.55 Michurinskoye Viipuri Выборг 613.93 381.48 Vyborg Vuoksela Вуоксела 135 83.88 Vuoksela Vuoksenranta Вуоксенранта 300.22 186.55 Ozyorskoye Эуряпяя 205.7 127.82 Baryshevo
See also Moscow Peace Treaty of 1940 Allied Control Commission (Finland) Finlandization Armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944 King Michael's Coup Karelian question, contemporary debate on the status of the ceded territories
References
Further reading Malbone W. Graham. (1945). "Armistices – 1944 Style". The American Journal of International Law 39, 2: 286–95.
External links Text of the Armistice Agreement.