Greater Finland

Flag of Finland

**Greater Finland** is a playable nation in the Europe: Clash of Nations map. It is located in Northern Europe and borders Karelia, Communist Russia, Norway, and Sweden. It uses the Axis doctrine.

## Overview

Greater Finland is one of the 22 playable nations in the Europe: Clash of Nations map. It is one of the northernmost playable countries, comprising of all of Finland's real-life territory, plus some territory that currently belongs to Russia. Greater Finland borders 2 human countries, Sweden and Communist Russia, as well as 2 AI countries, Karelia and Norway.

## Terrain and Resources

The two most common terrains of Greater Finland are Plains and Forests. The forests can prove helpful if you ever need to fight defensively in your homeland. Three of your cities, including the capital Helsinki, are located in the southernmost area of your country, meaning this is the most important area to defend.

There are also a few provinces in the northern and eastern parts of your country, for example Rovaniemi and Kandalaksha, that are large, Plains provinces. Building infrastructure in these provinces will help units cross them faster, which is always helpful.

## Strategy

Greater Finland uses the axis doctrine. You get better and more powerful units, but those come at a cost. So, it's advised to use as few different unit types as possible and focus on researching higher levels of units you will be using the most.

It's best to ally countries that don't border you, but border countries that do border you. Potential allies for Greater FInland include Germany, the UK, Poland, Russian Empire, and/or Ukraine.

If Sweden shows signs of going inactive, invade them. Doing so will give you control of the entire Scandinavian area. The Swedish capital, Stockholm, is a coastal city, meaning it is vulnerable to attack. Don't attack Norway unless you are taking Sweden; if you don't get to the capital (Oslo) before someone else does, it's not worth it. The Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) are all small countries with few troops - get as many as you can get your hands on.

At this point, you'll have a large Baltic Sea coastine. Naval superiority will be important; otherwise, enemies can traverse through this sea and take your cities, many of which are coastal. Subs and Battleships are recommended for this purpose. If you wish, you may also use Naval Bombers for this purpose. Don't forget that you also have coastline up north, near Murmansk. You should station some ships and/or subs here too - you never know where an enemy could attack.

Warning: If Sweden is quick enough to take over Norway and builds strong naval forces in its 3 sea-side cities, you will need naval bombers and air strips to defend yourself against their tripled amount of naval forces.

After taking Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, your next plan should be to advance into mainland Europe. Take the AI Denmark (if it hasn't been taken already). If Germany and/or Poland is inactive, attack it. Doing so will give you a foothold in Europe you can work with to attack other neighboring countries. Next, take Communist Russia if it appears he isn't advancing fast enough. Remember, they share a border with your homeland, so station land and naval units near Helsinki to prevent them from capturing it.

Once you have taken Communist Russia, if the Russian Empire is inactive or if they don't have a large army, attack them. You have a doctrine advantage (Russian Empire is comintern) and their capital, Gorky, is within close vicinity to the Soviet border. If the game is still going after this, potential next targets include Caucasus, Ukraine, Greater Romania, France, or/and the UK, depending on how the game is going at this time.