The Finish Continuation War Commemorative Medal 1941-1945 is a Finnish medal awarded to participants in the Continuation War (1941-1945). It was established on 24 May 1957, 12 years after the end of the war. The Continuation War supported the view that it was acontinuationof the Winter War of 1939-1940 in which Soviet forces invaded Finland. It was an attempt by Finland to regain territory lost at the end of the Winter War and to occupy Russian territory, taking advantage of the German invasion of Russia and acting as a defensive buffer against future incursions. The medal is a one-piece construction and measures 31 mm wide. The ribbon is dark blue with three thin white strips on the sides and middle.