Sweden in WWII

what would have happend if Sweden had whole heartedly supported Finland and later Germany in WWII in the war against Russia? Would The Winter war have ended differently or lasted longer? Would It still have been going on when the Germans attacked in 1941? How much would an allied Sweden have contributed to Germany's logistics and forces in the east? What about Norway? would they have joined Sweden in supporting Finland and thus avoided an occupation by Germany, or where they more pro Allied (British & french at the time)? Just some curious thoughts. Might make a good wargame scenario.

Sincerely, kurt bowker

Much more intriguing is the question of what would have happened if Finland had accepted help from Britain and France in February/March -1940. Both countries offered to sent contingents to Finland (i.e. declare war on Russia) but in March the Finnish political and military leadership decided that the offered help was too small (8000 British troops, the French still less) and came too late and that negotiating for peace was the best alternative.

If Finland had accepted the offered help the implications could have been staggering - Britain at war with BOTH Germany and Russia, possibly joined by the US later on. No East Front for Germany? And what about the final outcome of such a war? A victorious Nazi-Germany or first the defeat of Germany and then of Russia? When?

There has been a small discussion of this in Finnish newspapers during the last months, but the only conclusion reached is that the Finnish decision to accept the nefarious peace in -40 was of crucial importance not only to Finland but to the events of WWII.

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