The Karelian refugees had been resettled, the war reparations had been paid, rationing had ended, and in January 1956 the Soviet Union removed its troops from the Porkkala naval base near Helsinki.
Flygtningene fra Karelen var blevet genbosat, krigsskadeserstatningen var betalt, rationeringen var blevet ophævet i 1955 og Sovjetunionen havde fjernet sine tropper fra marinebasen Porkkala ved Helsinki.