Ville Soimetsä
Ville Soimetsä is a Finnish political historian and lecturer at the University of Turku, known for his expertise in historical studies related to Finland's military history. He gained recent media attention for critiquing Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen's claim that no neighboring country has attacked Russia in the past hundred years, highlighting that this statement overlooks Finland's involvement in the Continuation War against the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944.
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1 | 5.00 | 0.22% | +0% | 5,540,718 | 12,395 | $272,000 | 609$ |
| Totals | 1 | 5,540,718 | 12,395 | $272,000 | 609$ |
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Ville Soimetsä considers Valtonen's statement a clear blunder as it overlooks Finland's attack on the Soviet Union in 1941.
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