However, I will argue that Koivisto’s reputation has improved over time as knowledge of other aspects of his policy has transpired. The Baltic perception at the time was that Koivisto was not supporting the Baltic independence movements but rather the stability of the Soviet Union. The January 1991 episode has therefore stained Koivisto’s image in Estonia and has sometimes even hurt Finnish-Estonian relations. For some, Koivisto seemed to even tolerate Mikhail Gorbachev’s use of military force. The purpose of his intervention has remained obscure for a long time. There, his legacy is perhaps more controversial.Īfter failing to comment on Baltic affairs for a long time, in January 1991 the President Mauno Koivisto made his views public, and quite bluntly so, as we will see below. Koivisto is also remembered on the other side of the Finnish Gulf. This was a transformational and eventually a successful period in Finnish history. In Finland, President Mauno Koivisto is remembered for his role in ending Finnish dependency on Russia, and taking Finland through the lama of the early 1990s and into the European Union.
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