But the suspicions between Finland and Sweden were too strong: During the Winter War Sweden's support for Finland was considerable, but short of one critical feature: Sweden neither declared war on the Soviet Union nor sent regular troops to Finland's defense.
Men spændingerne mellem Finland og Sverige var for stærke: Under Vinterkrigen var den svenske støtte til Finland betydelig, men der manglede et afgørende træk: Sverige erklærede hverken krig mod Sovjetunionen eller sendte regulære tropper til hjælp for Finland.