KansalaisuuskurssiGlossary · Chapter 2: The history of Finland
sotakorvaukset
Finnish word. In English: war reparations
Payments that the country that lost a war must make to the winner.
Facts about the word
- As the losing side, Finland had to pay heavy war reparations to the Soviet Union. InfoFinland
- The reparations were paid in goods, for example trains, ships and raw materials. InfoFinland
- Producing the reparations helped Finland change from an agricultural country into an industrial country. InfoFinland
The facts come from public sources, such as the authorities' own pages and the law.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
War reparations are paid by the country that lost. Finland paid them, and shops do not pay them to customers.
The word belongs to Chapter 2: The history of Finland. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
