The Finnish government, noting that the hoped-for Franco-British military expedition would not arrive in time, as Norway and Sweden had not given the Allies right of passage, had little choice but to accept the Soviet terms.
O goberno finés, decatándose de que a agardada expedición franco-británica non chegaría a tempo, xa que Noruega e Suecia non concederan permiso de paso ás tropas, tiña poucas opcións e aceptou os termos soviéticos.