Tohmajärvi, Kirkkoniemi
- Period
- Unknown
- Category
- War cemetery
- Location accuracy
- Precise location
A war cemetery where those who fell in the wars are buried. 240 graves. Memorial designed by Tapio Wirkkala. Unveiled 29.9.1946.
Muistomerkin teksti: ”Vartija”
Entinen kunta: Kirkkoniemi.
Access and getting there
Osoite: Kirkkotie 579, 82600 Tohmajärvi. Muistopaikka. Käyttäydy kunnioittavasti ja noudata alueen omia ohjeita.
Related photographs
Photographs of the same subject from the same municipality. They do not show this site — each caption says what it actually shows.
Recorded casualties in the area
- Tohmajärvi
- 32
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
Nearby
One site is rarely a trip on its own. These are the closest others.
- Siviilisotavankeudesta paluumatkalla kuolleiden ja Tohmajärvelle haudattujen muistogrobuTohmajärvi · Memorial78 m
- Vapaussodassa 1918 kaatuneitten pälkjärveläisten muistomerkkiTohmajärvi · Memorial80 m
- Karjalaan jääneiden vainajien muistomerkkiTohmajärvi · Memorial82 m
- Vapaussodassa 1918 kaatuneitten tohmajärveläisten muistomerkkiTohmajärvi · Memorial107 m
- Sankarihautojen muistokiviTohmajärvi · Memorial122 m
- Sankarimuistomerkki VartijaTohmajärvi · Memorial141 m
Sources, licences and accuracy
Location accuracy: Precise location
Verification: 2026-07-31 (remote)
- Sotasampo (WarSampo) — h0934_1 (CC BY 4.0)