However, according to many Finnish political leaders and the Russian vice Prime Minister of the time, there were no such offers, only unofficial probing of the idea.

He finished among the Finnish leaders with 7 points in 9 games as Finland lost in the Final to Canada to earn Silver.

The officials were briefed by Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott, who had met for two days with Finnish and Russian leaders in Helsinki.

Through unofficial channels, Finnish representatives were informed that "Finnish leaders can sleep peacefully, Hitler has opened his umbrella over Finland."

Eero Haapalainen (27 October 1880, Kuopio - 27 November, 1937 Petrozavodsk), was a Finnish Communist leader.

The Finnish leader said he would meet with Mr. Chernomyrdin and Mr. Talbott "to try and see if we can enlarge the common ground that would facilitate the negotiations."

Finnish leader of the Lotta Svärd organization Fanni Luukkonen was awarded the Order of the German Eagle with Star on May 19, 1943.

There were some tensions between Mannerheim and the other prominent Finnish leaders during the Winter and Continuation Wars.

Outlines of the actual plan were revealed in January 1941 and regular contacts between Finnish and German military leaders started from February.

Ali Aaltonen (1884 Jämsä - 1918 Lahti) was a Lieutenant in the Imperial Russian army, journalist, and Finnish socialist leader.