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Little-known facts about the Finnish soldiers of World War II
When thinking about World War II, it's really easy to focus solely on the fighting in the Atlantic or Pacific theaters. But ...
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Biography of Lauri Allan Törni (1919-1965)
Lauri Törni, also known as Larry Thorne, fought in three different armies during his lifetime. Starting in the Finnish Army fighting against the Soviet Union's invasion in 1939, he ended up fighting ...
The Finnish Sniper Who Killed Over 500 Soviet Soldiers, the Most Confirmed Kills in Military History
The Soviet soldiers never saw him. Their artillery failed to kill him. Entire units refused to advance because of his skills. Simo Häyhä killed more enemy combatants than any sniper in recorded ...
When Finland joined NATO in 2023, the small Nordic nation brought with it one of Europe’s most comprehensive defense systems, built over decades of preparing for the worst along its border with Russia ...
The sharp loss in the Winter War came as a surprise to many Finns, as emergency wartime censorship created the impression that their military was doing well and not on the verge of major defeat. This ...
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