>>2200579
To add context to the picture and why the finns rejected the offer atleast to some extenct, the area of east Karelia was completely worthless woodland and giving the isthmus would have meant the finns would have lost their only well developed defensive line. And leave Vyborg completely exposed. There were some chest puffing and huffing from the parliament too as they were kinda cocky, thinking that the non aggression pacts or diplomacy really meant anything to Stalin

The islands were fucking worthless though