Comments by "Regis" (@Timbo5000) on "Hitler's Scandinavia WW2 | TIK History Q&A 16" video.

I think Finland is semi-axis at best. Finland was in a unique position because it was forced into its alliance with Germany. What typifies the axis powers is that they wanted to safeguard their expansionism and allied in their expansionist and/or anti-communist endeavours. Finland might have fought with the axis forces extensively, but they do not fit in the underlying strategic/ideological strait of that group. Greater Finland does make for a good case to call them axis after all, however. In that regard you might say while they weren't axis by heart and allied with them out of necessity at first, eventually they were pulled into the full aspects of the axis expansionism. So you could argue either way, it's a borderline case. I would say they are more than just a co-belligerent, yet not fully axis either.
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