Greetings to the Red Army from the People's Government of Finland

To People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR
Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov

Glorious Soviet Marshal!

The People's Government of Finland congratulates the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army on its great victories which its troops have achieved in the fight for freedom against the Finnish butchers, the enemies of our people and the Soviet people.

The whole world sees that there are no fortresses that the Red Army cannot conquer. All the sincere friends of the Finnish people, no matter in whichever country they are, are inspired by the victories of the Soviet heroes in Finland, because they know that the great Soviet Union will protect the independence of our homeland independence against the claims of all imperialist robbers and thereby the free, peaceful life of our people. With the help of the invincible Soviet Red Army and Navy, our people will soon achieve complete freedom from the brutal power of money, from the clutches of the gang of criminal war provocateurs Mannerheim, Ryti and Tanner, bribed by foreign imperialists.

The People's Government of Finland asks you, glorious Soviet Marshal, on the day of the 22nd anniversary of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army to express the deep gratitude of the working people of Finland to all Red Army troops operating in Finland and also to all naval squadrons of the Soviet navy in the Baltic Sea. The illustrious exploits of Soviet warriors, the victories of valiant infantrymen, artillerymen, tankmen, pilots and red sailors show everyone that the day will soon come when complete victory will be achieved over the enemies of the Finnish people and the Soviet peoples.

Long live the Red Army-liberator, the army of heroic deeds!

Long live the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR, Marshal of the Soviet Union Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov!

Long live Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin – the great friend of the Finnish people and the friend of freedom and brotherhood of all peoples of the world!

On behalf of the People's Government of Finland
Otto Kuusinen

Kansan Valta (Power of the People) -newspaper
February 23, 1940