This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Finland. The combat in Finland from 1939 through 1945 is considered part of the Second World War.
Conflict | Party 1 | Party 2 | Result | Finnish leaders | Finnish losses (dead or missing) | |
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Head of State | Chief of Defence | |||||
Finnish Civil War (1918) |
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Government victory
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~30,000[1]
(Reds and Whites) | ||
Heimosodat (1918–1922) |
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Treaty of Tartu | ~550
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Winter War (1939–1940) Part of the Second World War |
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Moscow Peace Treaty | 25,904[2]
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Continuation War (1941–1944) Part of the Second World War |
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Defeat [3] | 63,204[4]
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Lapland War (1944–1945) Part of the Second World War |
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Victory
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1,036[5]
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War in Afghanistan (2009–2021) |
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Defeat
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2[6]
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War in Iraq (2014–2017) |
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Victory
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None
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