Positive signals, however inconstant, from France and Britain, and more realistic expectations of troops from Sweden, for which plans and preparations had been made all through the 1930s, were further reasons for Finland not to rush into peace negotiations.
Positive signaler, om end inkonsistente, fra Frankrig og Storbritannien og mere realistiske forventninger om tropper fra Sverige, om hvilke der var lavet planer og forberedelser i 1930-erne, var yderligere årsager til at Finland ikke havde travlt med at forhandle fred.