Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Erkko akanga ari Gurukota reZvekunze pakati pa1938 na1939, sezvo vaFinland vakataurirana neSoviet Union. VaSoviet vaida kuchinjana nzvimbo neFinland. Erkko akanga asingadi kubvuma chero chinhu chipi zvacho. Sezvo
Hondo yeZima yakatanga, Väinö Tanner akagadza hurumende itsva uye akasarudza kuzvigadza pachake semutungamiri wezvekunze. Pakati pa1939 na1940 akanga ari chargé d'affaires muStockholm.