Moscow Armistice
The armistice of Moscow (Finnish: "Moskovan välirauha"), which was signed on September 19, 1944 in Moscow between Finland and the USSR , ended the continuation war between the two states and also the (unofficial) military alliance between Finland and the German Reich .
The terms of the contract
The conditions of the armistice confirmed the Soviet demands made when the Moscow Peace Treaty was signed in 1940. Finland had to cede parts of Karelia , the area around Salla and a number of islands in the Gulf of Finland to the Soviet Union. In addition, the Soviet Union now again claimed the Petsamo area ( Petschenga ), which was ceded to Finland in 1920 . Finland also undertook to lease the Porkkala peninsula to the Soviet Union for a period of 50 years; however, the area was returned to Finland in 1956.
In addition, Finland undertook to the Soviet Union reparation in the amount of 300 million dollars to make.
Furthermore, Finland had to allow communist organizations to exist in its territory, but also had to forbid organizations affiliated with fascism .
One of the conditions of the armistice was that Finland had to break off its relations with the German Reich and from September 15 (before the conclusion of the treaty was completed) to intern troops of the former ally that were still on its territory. This subsequently led to the Lapland War between Finland and the German Empire. The treaty also obliged the Finnish side to extradite German prisoners of war to the Soviet Union.
A final peace treaty was signed in Paris in February 1947.