Historical photos from Finland during the Second World War

Russian POW.

School of military dogs in Hämeenlinna.

Acting flamethrower in the forest near the village of Niinisalo, July 1, 1942.

Barge raises a sunken locomotive

Part of the approximately 400 Russian soldiers killed in battle, February 1, 1940.

Consequences of the bombing

Hanging icicles inside a bombed-out building in Vyborg, Finland (now Vyborg is Russia)

Evacuation of the population on July 1, 1941.

Hospital and bomb shelter in Mikkeli.