WAR TRAILSOF THE NORTHSUOMI
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Saarijärvi, Saarijärven kirkkohautausmaa

Saarijärvi

Period
1940
Category
War cemetery
Location accuracy
Precise location

A war cemetery where those who fell in the wars are buried. 268 graves. Memorial designed by Hannes Autere. Unveiled 1953.

Muistomerkin teksti: ”Kotiseuden henki”

Access and getting there

Osoite: Paavontie 8, 43100 Saarijärvi. Muistopaikka. Käyttäydy kunnioittavasti ja noudata alueen omia ohjeita.

Related photographs

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What happened here

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

  1. 22 November 1944 – 28 November 1944

    Rykmentti kotiutettiin perustamispaikoillaan Saarijärvellä, Viitasaarella, Karstulassa ja Suolahdessa 22. - 28. marraskuuta 1944

    Battle · Saarijärvi · 930 m

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Location accuracy: Precise location

Verification: 2026-07-31 (remote)