Public opinion, particularly in France and Britain, found it easy to side with Finland, and demanded from their governments effective action in support of "the brave Finns" against their much larger aggressor, the Soviet Union, particularly since the Finns' defence seemed so much more successful than that of the Poles during the September Campaign.
Den offentlige mening, især i Frankrig og Storbritannien, havde let ved at tage side for det demokratiske Finland, og krævede at deres regeringer skulle tage effektive skridt til at støtte "de modige finner" mod deres langt større angriber, Sovjetunionen, især da finnernes forsvar virkede så meget mere succesrigt end polakkernes under Felttoget i Polen.