Karelia

Russia claimed that living conditions, food supply and working conditions in the concentration camps of the occupied eastern Karelian territories did not meet the requirements to maintain life.

More than 25,000 Finns died and 430,000 lost their homes in this conflict, which started 80 years ago.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Winter War. The conflict started on 30 November, when the Soviet Union attacked Finland without a declaration of war, and lasted 105 days.

The return to Finland of the city of Viborg (Viipuri) and its surroundings -today a part of the Russian Federation- is a matter of public debate from time to time. A few weeks ago, Finnish Media…