Finnish irredentism

irredentist movement

thumb|The map shows Finland within the borders of the Grand Duchy of Finland|Grand Duchy. The areas in light red represent the territorial gains hoped for as part of a [[Greater Finland. A border along the Karelian, Olonets and White Isthumuses (three-isthumus border) would have drastically shortened the length of the border with Russia.]] The Finnish term '''''' (singular ) refers to a series of armed conflicts and private military expeditions in 1918–1922 into areas of the former Russian Empire that bordered on Finland and were inhabited in large part by other Finnic peoples.

dispute in Finnish politics

book by Väinö Auer