WAR TRAILSOF THE NORTHSUOMI
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Pelkosenniemi, Kirkon Sankarihautausmaa

Pelkosenniemi

Period
1940
Category
War cemetery
Location accuracy
Precise location

A war cemetery where those who fell in the wars are buried. 78 graves. Memorial designed by Vilho Aalto. Unveiled 1958.

Muistomerkin teksti: ”Vapauden risti”

Access and getting there

Osoite: Kirkkotie 10, 98500 Pelkosenniemi. Muistopaikka. Käyttäydy kunnioittavasti ja noudata alueen omia ohjeita.

What happened here

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

  1. 17 December 1939 – 19 December 1939

    Pelkosenniemi

    Battle · Pelkosenniemi · 4,8 km

  2. 17 December 1939 – 18 December 1939

    Pelkosenniemi

    Battle · Pelkosenniemi · 4,8 km

  3. 18 December 1939

    Pelkosenniemi

    Battle · Pelkosenniemi · 4,8 km

  4. 18 December 1939

    Majuri Perksalon joukot (JR 40) saavuttivat Pelkosenniemen voiton.

    Military operation · Pelkosenniemi · 4,8 km

  5. 23 December 1939

    Pelkosenniemeltä Savukosken kautta edenneet suomalaisjoukot puolustukseen Saijan tasalle.

    Military operation · Pelkosenniemi · 4,8 km

Recorded casualties in the area

Pelkosenniemi
134

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)