Decorations of Finland – The Blue Cross
Memorial Hunter – The Battle of Gorni Dubnik Memorial – A Hidden Memorial to a Forgotten War
Memorial Hunter – Raatisaari Prison Camp 1918
Memorial Hunter – Pispala Red Guard Monument – Last Stand at Pispala
Nikolai Stepanovich Ugrumov – The First Hero of the Soviet-Finnish War
What were the Red Army losses during the Winter War?
Heroes of Finland – Diego Manzocchi – A strange and tragic tale
Decorations of Finland – Winter War Campaign Crosses
Decorations of Finland – Winter War Medal
Finnish ANZACs
The Republic of Finland may have celebrated its 100th birthday in 2017 but its military history stretches back centuries. Unfortunately though the vast majority of its history, along with the lessons and stories, isn’t translated into the English speaking world.
This site is my attempt to try and rectify this.
The military history of Finland can be divided into four distinct periods, with numerous sub-periods within it, but we are mainly going to look at the main divisions. The first period being the ‘Pre-Swedish Era’, the second is the ‘The Swedish Empire Era’, Third the ‘Grand Duchy of Finland/Russian Empire Era’ and the fourth being the ‘Independent Republic of Finland/Modern Era’.
Alongside these main sections, there are several side sections such as Finland at War Map where you can see where various places of significance are; Book Reviews for my own opinions upon related books; and the Podcast.
I look forward to continually adding articles looking at this interesting but often overlooked area of Military History.
