Ekonomiczne aspekty reparacji wojennych Finlandii

Abstract

The author discusses the influence exerted on the Finnish economy by the war reparations paid to the USSR in 1944-1952. The first section of the paper deals with the genesis, course and material structure of the reparations. Next the impact of reparations on economic growth in the demand and supply concepts is discussed. The author proves that the post-war economic growth in Finland was determined by supply factors and he describes in detail the influence of reparations on this growth. The final section is concerned with the impact of reparations on changes in the structure of the Finnish economy. The reparations played a certain role in the economic development although at present they have a very small influence on the Finnish economy.