WAR TRAILSOF THE NORTHSUOMI
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Parikkala, Parikkalan Sankarihautausmaa

Parikkala

Period
1939
Category
War cemetery
Location accuracy
Precise location

A war cemetery where those who fell in the wars are buried. 313 graves. Memorial designed by Pentti Ahola. Unveiled 1967.

Muistomerkin teksti: ”Talvi- ja jatkosodan muistomerkki”

Access and getting there

Osoite: Kirkkokatu 1, 59100 Parikkala. Muistopaikka. Käyttäydy kunnioittavasti ja noudata alueen omia ohjeita.

What happened here

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

  1. 19 October 1939

    Sjuna 3:n keskittäminen.

    Troop movement · Parikkala · 2,9 km

Recorded casualties in the area

Parikkala
391

The recorded place of death is usually a parish or village rather than an exact point, so the figure describes the area around the site. Names of the fallen are not shown.

Sotasampo · Kansallisarkisto, menehtyneet 1939–1945

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)