Tag: Finland

  • Cultural Memory and the Finnish Civil War

    Cultural Memory and the Finnish Civil War

    by Tiia Sahrakorpi “Why are Finnish people constantly discussing World War II?” The Second World War is brought up by many elderly Finns in interviews concerning Russia’s actions today in relation to Finland. World War II still forms an important part of Finnish cultural memory and self-identification. However, the Finnish Civil War of 1918 does not have…