More than a century of Russian rule in Finland ended in 1917. The Finns, however, experienced no easy transition to independence, but rather endured a bloody civil war between their own leftist Reds and rightist Whites. Finally, a leftist takeover was averted; Finland's independence was secured; and a parliamentary democracy emerged.

The Finnish Civil War
The Establishment of Finnish Democracy
Finnish Security Policy Between the Wars

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Source: U.S. Library of Congress