Aunus Expedition - Aftermath

Aftermath

The only result from the expedition was that the parish of Porajärvi declared on June 6 that it wished to join Finland, as had the parish of Repola already done in 1918. The regular Finnish Army moved in to occupy the parish. In the treaty of Tartu in 1920 Finland and Soviet Union agreed on their common border. Repola and Porajärvi were left on the Soviet side and the Finnish troops had to be withdrawn before February 14, 1921. The young police chief in Repola, Bobi Sivén shot himself in protest.