Moscow Peace Treaty

For the treaty ending the Continuation War in 1944, see Moscow Armistice. For the 1920 treaty with Lithuania, see Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty. For the 1997 treaty with Chechen separatists, see Russia–Chechnya Peace Treaty.
Moscow Peace Treaty
Areas ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union
TypeBilateral treaty
Signed12 March 1940 (1940-03-12)
LocationMoscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Parties
Ratifiers

The Moscow Peace Treaty was signed by Finland and the Soviet Union on 12 March 1940, and the ratifications were exchanged on 21 March.[1] It marked the end of the 105-day Winter War, upon which Finland ceded border areas to the Soviet Union. The treaty was signed by Vyacheslav Molotov, Andrei Zhdanov and Aleksandr Vasilevsky for the Soviet Union, and Risto Ryti, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Rudolf Walden and Väinö Voionmaa for Finland. The terms of the treaty were not reversed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The Karelian question refers to the debate within Finland over the possible reacquisition of this ceded territory.

  1. ^ First published in English as Finland – Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Treaty of Peace. Signed at Moscow, 12 March 1940; ratifications exchanged, 21 March 1940. The American Journal of International Law 34 (3), Supplement: Official Documents. (July 1940), pp.127–131.