Agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance (1948)

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The Agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance (1948) was a post–World War II treaty that bound Finland to maintain neutrality while coordinating closely with the Soviet Union on security matters, shaping Finnish foreign policy throughout the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
defense pact
post–World War II international agreement
aimedAt preventing Finland from joining Western military alliances
regulating security relations between Finland and the Soviet Union
alsoKnownAs Finno-Soviet Treaty of 1948
surface form: Finno-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance

YYA Treaty
category 1948 in international relations
Cold War treaties
Treaties of Finland
Treaties of the Soviet Union
concludedIn 1948
countryInvolved Finland
Soviet Union
dateSigned 1948
enteredIntoForce 1948
governedBy international law
hadDuration fixed term with renewals
historicalContext early Cold War security arrangements
post–World War II settlement in Northern Europe
influenced concept of Finlandization
inForceDuring Cold War
inForceUntil 1992
language Finnish
Russian
legalStatus abrogated
obligation Finland to request Soviet assistance if necessary in case of such attack
Finland to resist armed attack by Germany or its allies
Soviet Union to assist Finland if Finland was attacked by Germany or its allies
placeSigned Moscow
policyEffect anchored Finland’s policy of neutrality during the Cold War
limited Finland’s freedom to join Western defense structures such as NATO
strengthened Soviet influence over Finnish foreign policy
providedFor consultations between Finland and the Soviet Union on security matters
region Northern Europe
relatedConcept Finlandization
renewed 1955
1970s
replacedBy Treaty between the Republic of Finland and the Russian Federation of 1992
surface form: 1992 Finnish–Russian Treaty on the Foundations of Relations
restricted Finland’s ability to allow foreign military bases on its territory
signatory Finland
surface form: Republic of Finland

Soviet Union
surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
signedBy Finland
Soviet Union
subject Finnish neutrality
friendship between Finland and the Soviet Union
military cooperation
mutual assistance in case of attack
terminatedBy Treaty between the Republic of Finland and the Russian Federation of 1992
surface form: Treaty between the Republic of Finland and the Russian Federation on the Foundations of Relations (1992)

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Soviet–Finnish relations hasKeyEvent Agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance (1948)
Finno-Soviet Treaty of 1948 alsoKnownAs Agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance (1948)
this entity surface form: Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance