From the The Finnish Defence Forces comes the Finnish Wartime PhoÂtoÂgraph Archive, a colÂlecÂtion of 160,000 phoÂtographs takÂen durÂing World War II when FinÂland fought to free itself from Nazi GerÂmany and the SoviÂet Union. PreÂserved in their origÂiÂnal state, the picÂtures “porÂtray life on the home front, ruins from bombÂings, the war indusÂtry and events that hapÂpened behind the front lines.” As you can imagÂine, some of the phoÂtos can be disÂturbÂing.
On a brighter note, let me add this. You can downÂload each and every phoÂto, and use them for eduÂcaÂtionÂal purÂposÂes. The archive only asks that you give propÂer attriÂbuÂtion by menÂtionÂing “SA-kuva” as the source. And, indeed, “SA-kuva” should be givÂen credÂit for the image above.
You can enter the comÂplete archive here.
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“FinÂland fought to free itself from Nazi GerÂmany and the SoviÂet Union” To be preÂcise, most of the time in WW II FinÂland was an ally of Nazi GerÂmany (1941–44), before it changed sides in 1944.
FinÂland was a co- belÂligerÂent of Nazi GerÂmany to be preÂcise. FinÂland fought with GerÂmany AGAINST the USSR but didÂn’t supÂport the Nazi ideÂolÂoÂgy.….
FinÂland startÂing out in the war being invadÂed by the SoviÂet Union, then an ally of Nazi GerÂmany. The GerÂman invaÂsion of the USSR made FinÂland an ally of Nazi GerÂmany instead of the UK and France, through no fault of their own. It’s an embarÂrassÂing aspect of the war to everyÂone.