These traditional democratic parties gained a total of 16 deputies in the election, while the Communists lost 11, compared to the 1945 election. After the election, the Finnish politics began to stabilize. The United States appreciated Finland's desire to remain a Western democracy, despite its close relationship with the Soviet Union, symbolized by the Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance Treaty (FCMA), which was signed in April 1948.
These traditional democratic parties amassed a total of 16 deputies in the election, whereas the Communists lost 11 from the 1945 election. Following the election, Finnish politics began to stabilize. The United States acknowledged Finland's intention to remain a Western democracy, despite its close alliance with the Soviet Union, as symbolized by the Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance Treaty (FCMA), signed in April 1948.