On 2 March 1932, President Pehr Evind Svinhufvud gave a radio speech in which he urged the militiamen to return home and promised that only the leaders would be punished.

Now that I have taken it upon myself, independently of anyone, to take responsibility for restoring peace to the country, every conspiracy is henceforth directed not only at law and order, but also at me personally, who myself have marched in the ranks of White Guard as a peacemaker.

Peace must be brought to the land as a matter of urgency, and the grievances of our state life must then be resolved in a lawful manner.

Only a small part of the Civil Guards had joined the rebels, while the majority remained loyal to the government.

In the coming years, the economic situation in Finland would improve and radical movements would lose support.