His memoirs describes his astonishment over how the Socialist half of Finland's population turned out to be equally patriotic defenders as the non-Socialists after the Soviet Union's attack in November 1939.
Hans erindringer beskriver hans forundring over at se, at den socialistiske halvdel af Finlands befolkning viste sig at være lige så patriotiske forsvarere som ikke-socialisterne efter Sovjetunionens angreb i november 1939 (Vinterkrigen).