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The Solution of the Karelian Refugee Problem in Finland

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  1. Axel Gadolin
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Part of the book series: Research Group for European Migration Problems (REMP, volume 5)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N2-XII
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  2. Historical Background

    • Axel De Gadolin
    Pages 1-2

  3. The Finnish Losses

    • Axel De Gadolin
    Pages 3-6

  4. The Evacuated Population

    • Axel De Gadolin
    Pages 6-9

  5. The Evacuation

    • Axel De Gadolin
    Pages 9-13

  6. The First Resettlement

    • Axel De Gadolin
    Pages 13-18

  7. The Second Resettlement

    • Axel De Gadolin
    Pages 18-26

  8. The First Indemnity (1940 and 1942)

    • Axel De Gadolin
    Pages 26-31

  9. The Second Indemnity (1945)

    • Axel De Gadolin
    Pages 31-34

  10. Who Paid for the Indemnities?

    • Axel De Gadolin
    Pages 34-37

  11. Conclusion

    • Axel De Gadolin
    Pages 37-41

  12. Sommaire

    • Axel De Gadolin
    Pages 41-45

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 45-51
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Dr de Gadolin's study calls attention to a country, a people, and a problem about which in general much too little is known outside Finland. To the extent that it was possible, the valiant and industrious Finnish people have endeavored to overcome the difficulties created by two wars and the consequent onerous peace terms. One of the most stupendous problems was that of the Finnish refugees evacuated from the Karelian isthmus, Salla, Petsamo, and the leased peninsula of Porkala. The lost territory, with a total area of 45,000 square kilometers, had important industrial plants and traffic networks, including the very important Saima Canal, and large expanses of arable land and forest. Some 450,000 persons, or 12 percent of the total population at that time, had to be resettled in the remainder of Finland, particularly in the southern provinces. In his detailed description of how this difficult problem was solved, even if at the cost of a sharpened inflation, Dr de Gadolin strongly emphasizes the financial and economic aspects. It is fortunate for Finland that, though situated within the Russian sphere of influence, it nevertheless belongs to the Swedish-Finnish neutral bloc, and thus was able to maintain its economic relations with the West.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Solution of the Karelian Refugee Problem in Finland

  • Authors: Axel Gadolin

  • Series Title: Research Group for European Migration Problems

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7964-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1952

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-247-0459-0Published: 31 January 1952

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-7964-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 51

  • Topics: History, general

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