The 'Bloody Maundy Thursday of Tampere' in 1918 saw a deadly explosion at Red headquarters, marking one of the fiercest battles of the Finnish Civil War. #RandomFact #DailyFact #History #FinnishHistory #CivilWar

Storied "Lalli's residence" at Lootinnummi

Similar Lalli's "crystone" in Hiirijärvi, which is still said to be moist from his tears

The killing on Lake Köyliö survives because it is not just about a death. It is about who had the right to command, to take, and to define belief in a land still deciding its future.

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Groups of women walking across a cobbled street in Helsinki. They are white, and wearing marvellous hats.

#OnThisDay, 17 Dec 1905, over 22,000 people join demonstrations across Finland to demand #VotesForWomen.

The vote was won in 1906.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FinnishHistory 🗃️

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"Finland Catalog links incorporated in Project Emigration & Immigration Records. Explore Finnish heritage! " #FinnishHistory https://fefd.link/1U3wi

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7/11 Finland's own troubled history with Russia informs Stubb's approach. The Soviets invaded Finland in 1939, and despite fierce Finnish resistance, a 1940 treaty forced Finland to give up 10% of its land, including where Stubb's father was born.
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3/11 Finland's history with Russia gives Stubb unique perspective. "Everyone has to understand that the only thing that Putin understands is power," Stubb says. "There's a reason why Finland has one of the strongest militaries in Europe."
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Captured Reds in the Central Square

The fall of Tampere marked the beginning of the end for the Red cause in Finland and foreshadowed a harsh period of retribution that would leave scars for generations.

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Olin puulla paahan lyoty - the Mailman delivered!! Gotta get reading right away!! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #20thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #FinnishHistory #NaziHistory #GermanHistory #SovietHistory #RussianHistory #Suomi #RussoFinnishWar #TheWinterWar #ContinuationWar #HistoryBookChat

Groups of women walking across a cobbled street in Helsinki. They are white, and wearing marvellous hats.

#OnThisDay, 17 Dec 1905, over 22,000 people join demonstrations across Finland to demand #VotesForWomen.

The vote was won in 1906.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FinnishHistory 🗃️

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An invasion that had a widespread affect on the course of WWII youtu.be/-csjH711-NE?... #WWIIHistory #FinnishHistory

So, my attempt at getting Mirkka Lappalainen's book Jumalan Vihan Ruoska has been a bust orz

I often joke that Finland likes to keep its history a secret due to how hard it is to find material over here in the US. My joke has yet again proven to be accurate. #finland #finnishhistory #history

Martin Koenigsberg’s review of The Winter War: The Soviet Attack on Finland, 1939-1940 Ostensibly a History of the the Winter War, but also a Cold War artifact, this 1992 Printing of the book first published in 1972 give us the story of of Evil Stalinist Soviet Russia's unprovoked assau...

Just finished my 2nd Book Review of the Year!! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #20thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #FinnishHistory #SovietHistory #RussianHistory #WinterWar #ContinuationWar #WWIIHistory #SWWHistory #WWII #SWW #WargameResearch #TheWinterWar
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