Baltic Confederacy (Mannerheim's Finland)

The Confederacy of Baltic States was an intergovernmental organisation founded in 1924 in response to the end of the Russian Civil War. The member states were fearful of Soviet expansionism and came to the conclusion that a collective security method would stand better against the Soviets. The Baltic Confederacy was not only for military purpose but also served as an economic zone between the nations. The creation of the Confederacy led to the uniform Baltic markka based on the Finnish Markka entering circulation. Not only this but peoples living within the countries had ease on visa access to move between the nations in particular between Estonia and the Ingrian region in Finland. Last but not least, the militaries of the Confederacy were unified under a single system. During this period. Finland was definitively the most influential and powerful nation within the Confederacy and was the driver foreign policy.