worked well together. In the so-called Betrothal of January 1940, Finland's industry associations acknowledged the trade unions as negotiation partners regarding labour issues. Civilian and military decorations In 1919, Walden became Commander of the Order of the White Rose. Later, he received the Grand Cross of the order. For his services during and after the Finnish Civil War he was awarded the Grand Cross of Liberty. He was also awarded the Iron Cross (1918). During the 1920s, Walden became a knight of the Order of the Polar Star (Sweden). In 1928, Walden received the Danish Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog personally from King Christian X. During his service as minister of defence, Walden received several decorations including the Swedish Order of the Sword, the German Order of the German Eagle and Iron Cross (1939) 1st and 2nd class, the Hungarian Grand Cross of Order of Merit, and the Romanian Grand Cross of Order of the Star. On 2 December 1944 he received the Mannerheim Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty for his services to the country. See also Russification of Finland Finnish Civil War Pulp and paper industry Winter War Spirit of the Winter War Continuation War References Paper Industry Hall of Fame. Mannerheim website. UPM-Kymmene Oyj website. 1878 births 1946 deaths Businesspeople from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Ministers of Defence of Finland Finnish generals Papermakers People of the Finnish Civil War (White side) Knights of the Mannerheim Cross Grand Crosses of the Order of the Star of Romania Grand Crosses of the Order of the Cross of Liberty Knights of the Order of the Polar Star Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog Knights of the Order of the Sword Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Recipients of the Iron Cross (1939), 1st class