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.
The traditional democratic parties gained 16 seats in the election, while the Communists lost 11 from the previous year. Following this, Finnish politics stabilized. The United States appreciated Finland's desire to maintain a Western democracy, despite its alliance with the Soviet Union, symbolized by the Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance Treaty (FCMA), signed in April 1948.