WAR TRAILSOF THE NORTHSUOMI
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Parikkala, Saaren talvisodan sankarihautausmaa

Parikkala

Period
1939
Category
War cemetery
Location accuracy
Precise location

A war cemetery where those who fell in the wars are buried. 30 graves. Memorial designed by Erkki Lemetyinen. Unveiled 2009.

Muistomerkin teksti: ”Pro Patria Talvisodan Saaren sankarivainajat”

Entinen kunta: Saari.

Access and getting there

Osoite: 599, Kirkontie, 59510 Parikkala. Muistopaikka. Käyttäydy kunnioittavasti ja noudata alueen omia ohjeita.

What happened here

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

  1. 8 August 1941

    Vaaroja maastoon 8. elokuuta klo 09.15

    Troop movement · Vaara · 2,5 km

Recorded casualties in the area

Saari
29

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)