Soviet partisans in Finland

Soviet partisan attacks in Finland
Part of Continuation War during World War II
Locations of the ambushes and villages raided by Soviet partisans
Locations of the ambushes and villages raided by Soviet partisans
LocationEastern Finland
Date13 July 1941 – 6 September 1944
TargetFinnish civilians, military targets
Deaths170 civilians killed, 20 missing and 54 wounded[1]
PerpetratorsSoviet partisans

The Soviet partisans in Finland were an irregular military force which attacked Finnish military and civilian targets during the Continuation War, a sub-theater of World War II active between 1941 and 1944. They were based in East Karelia in the Soviet territory and conducted long-range penetration reconnaissance and raids inside Finnish borders, often attacking weak targets such as remote border villages or ambushing vehicles. Around 170 Finnish civilians were killed and 50 wounded in the raids.

  1. ^ Erkkilä 2011, back cover.

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