WAR TRAILSOF THE NORTHSUOMI
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Kivijärvi, Kivijärven Sankarihautausmaa

Kivijärvi

Period
1943
Category
War cemetery
Location accuracy
Precise location

A war cemetery where those who fell in the wars are buried. 103 graves. Memorial designed by Ilmari Virkkala. Unveiled 1953.

Access and getting there

Osoite: Kirkkotie 1, 43800 Kivijärvi. Muistopaikka. Käyttäydy kunnioittavasti ja noudata alueen omia ohjeita.

What happened here

Battles, troop movements and military operations recorded near this site.

  1. 3 December 1939 – 4 December 1939

    Sääksjärvi,Kivijärvi,Kotajärvi

    Battle · Kivijärvi · 3,7 km

  2. 6 December 1939 – 29 December 1939

    Heinälampi, Vieksinki, Kivijärvi

    Battle · Kivijärvi · 3,7 km

  3. 16 February 1940 – 13 March 1940

    Kivijärvi, Korpijärvi, Tshuhmeikka, Ilomantsi

    Battle · Kivijärvi · 3,7 km

  4. 5 March 1940 – 13 March 1940

    Kivijärvi, Korpijärvi

    Battle · Kivijärvi · 3,7 km

Archive photographs nearby

Wartime photographs taken near this site.

Photographs: SA-kuva, CC BY 4.0.

Nearby

One site is rarely a trip on its own. These are the closest others.

Sources, licences and accuracy

Location accuracy: Precise location

Verification: 2026-07-31 (remote)