BELLIGERENT // 6 wars
Finland
Wikidata · Q33
Active span
1917 – 1945
Profile
Finland, or the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. Finland has a population of 5.7 million. The official languages are Finnish and Swedish, the mother tongues of 83.5 percent and 5.0 percent of the population, respectively. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to boreal in the north. Its land is predominantly covered by boreal forest, with over 180,000 recorded lakes.
Where they fought
22 of 24 plotted
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When they fought
24 battles · 3 wars
Most active in 1918 — 18 catalogued battles.
Battles
24 engagements
April 10, 1918
Battle of Ahvenkoski
Finnish Civil War
February 11, 1918
Battle of Antrea
Finnish Civil War
April 26, 1918
Battle of Hämeenlinna
Finnish Civil War
April 13, 1918
Battle of Helsinki
Finnish Civil War
April 21, 1918
Battle of Hyvinkää
Finnish Civil War
January 27, 1918
Battle of Kämärä
Finnish Civil War
May 1, 1918
Battle of Lahti
Finnish Civil War
March 16, 1918
Battle of Länkipohja
Finnish Civil War
March 23, 1918
Battle of Lempäälä
Finnish Civil War
February 3, 1918
Battle of Oulu
Finnish Civil War
April 5, 1918
Battle of Rautu
Finnish Civil War
March 19, 1918
Battle of Ruovesi
Finnish Civil War
April 28, 1918
Battle of Syrjäntaka
Finnish Civil War
February 6, 1918
Battle of Tornio
Finnish Civil War
February 21, 1918
Battle of Varkaus
Finnish Civil War
April 24, 1918
Battle of Viipuri
Finnish Civil War
March 18, 1918
Battle of Vilppula
Finnish Civil War
February 15, 1918
Invasion of Åland
Finnish Civil War
January 1, 1939
Baltic Sea campaigns
Eastern Front
December 7, 1939
Battle of Kollaa
Winter War
January 1, 1939
Battle of Petsamo
Winter War
November 30, 1939
Battle of Salla
Winter War
December 7, 1939
Battle of Suomussalmi
Winter War
December 6, 1939
Battle of Taipale
Winter War
Commanders of Finland
17 catalogued
Aaro Pajari
major general1897–1949
Antero Svensson
general1892–1946
C. G. E. Mannerheim
field marshal1867–1951
Col. Voldemar Oinonen
major general1891–1963
Erik Heinrichs
général de corps d'armée1890–1965
Ernst Linder
major general1868–1943
Harald Öhquist
lieutenant general1891–1971
Hjalmar Siilasvuo
lieutenant general1892–1947
Hugo Österman
general1892–1975
Kaarle Kari
Kurt Martti Wallenius
major general1893–1984
Kyösti Kallio
member of the Parliament of Finland1873–1940
Lauri Tiainen
1890–1958
Paavo Susitaival
Lieutenant Colonel1896–1993
Paavo Talvela
general1897–1973
Wiljo Tuompo
general1893–1957
Woldemar Hägglund
général de corps d'armée1893–1963
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