The Finnish Civil War was a civil war in Finland between January 27 and May 15 in 1918. The war was fought between the Reds and the Whites. The Reds were led by a section of the Social Democratic Party and were supported by Soviet Russia. The Whites were led by the conservative-based Senate (government) and supported by the German Imperial Army. The Whites won the war. As a result the Russian influence on Finland became smaller, but the Finnish people continued to be divided for a long time.