vaaran vuodet

== Finnish == === Noun === vaaran vuodet pl (literally, “years of peril/danger”) (historical) The period of Finnish history immediately after World War II (1944–1948), during which communists held extensive political power (including control of the Finnish internal security agency), and a communist takeover of the Finnish government might have been a real possibility. ==== Usage notes ==== While a common term in Finnish historiography, it is somewhat charged. Some historians argue that a communist takeover was never a real possibility or even necessarily something that the communists sought. ==== Declension ====