The Finns had hoped that the Karelian population would have joined the troops as volunteers but only a few did and their morale was never very high.
أمل الفنلنديون بانضمام السكان الكاريليين إلى القوات كمتطوعين لكن القليل منهم فقط فعل و لم تكن معنوياتهم عالية البتة.