Salla, vain muistomerkki, ei hautoja
- Period
- Unknown
- Category
- Memorial
- Location accuracy
- Precise location
A memorial related to the wars. Memorial designed by Aimo Tukiainen. Unveiled 1953.
Muistomerkin teksti: ”Hauta etulinjassa”
Access and getting there
Osoite: Tennontie 5, 98900 Salla. Muistopaikka. Käyttäydy kunnioittavasti ja noudata alueen omia ohjeita.
What happened here
Battles, troop movements and military operations recorded near this site.
30 November 1939 – 28 February 1940
Battle of Salla
Battle · talvisota · 268 m
The Battle of Salla was fought between Finnish and Soviet troops near Salla in northern Finland during the Winter War. The Soviets had orders to advance through Salla to Kemijärvi and Sodankylä, and from there to Rovaniemi in just two weeks. From there they were to advance to Tornio and cut Finland in two. The Finnish troops managed to stop the Soviet advance just east of Kemijärvi. During the last days of February 1940 the Finnish troops were replaced with the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish volunteers of the Stridsgruppen SFK.
== Background ==
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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)
- Sotasampo (WarSampo) — h0915_1 (CC BY 4.0)