Finnish Army Uniforms, Finnish Helmets and Kit

Equipment issued to Finnish soldiers. Sk.Y publication Helsinki 1933 Manual for soldiers field gear maintenance Confirmed Jan 1, 1934. for Enlisted Men A soldier would have been issued 1 type of tunic, 1 type of rifle, 1 type of bayonet, etc.
Tunic m27 Tunic m22 Summer Tunic… Pants m27 Pants m22 Summer pants Field cap m27 Cap m22 Summer cap Overcoat m27 Overcoat m22 Snow coat (winter whites) Leather belt (buckle not mentioned) Helmet Mess kit Canteen Cup Ruck sack Box for gear (tornisteri) – tin or some type of metal field box Bread bag Bandolier	Mess kit leather straps Leather straps for pack Rifle model 91 Rifle model 24 Rifle model 28 Rifle sling with buckle Rifle muzzle cover m91-24 Rifle muzzle cover m28 Bayonet m91-24 Bayonet m28 Bayonet frog m91-24 (metal holster) Bayonet frog m91-24 (leather) Bayonet frog m28 Bayonet m91-24 metal hooks Bayonet m28 metal hooks Rifle cleaner fluid Oil bottle marked SY SY cleaning kit for Rifle Ammo pouch 1 ration rifle ammo (number of pieces of ammo not mentioned)	Not mentioned in the manual: Blanket Spork Gas mask Belt buckle Cockade Boots Skis Gloves Underwear Compass (group or officer gear) Binoculars (group or officer gear) Shovel and belt holder Leather gloves Sweater Shaving kit or personal kit Socks or cloths used as socks in the Finnish Army Dog tags Suspenders or Y-Straps

M36 Greatcoat M36 Greatcoat with Captains (Kapteeni) bars on the sleeves. The shoulders have the pilots wings and Lions shields. Dated 1941.	M36 Greatcoat M36 Greatcoat with Second-lieutenant bar (Vanrikki) with crossed cannon shoulder insignia. Dated 1944 and used during the Continuation War.	Wartime Felt boots on left. The Finnish ski boots on right have a turned-up toe for fitting into skis. Finnish tankers helmet made by the Russians in 1936 for use with the t-26 tanks	Top - Lieutenants Finnish Infantry M36 tunic. Tunic with red collar is Finnish Artillery. Tunic with blue collar is a captain in the Supply Division attached to Headquarters. The light gray tunic is a Lieutenants Summer tunic with Infantry collar tabs.
Sweater & Gloves Finnish sweater and 2 different neck scarves. The leather gloves on left have a separate index finger on the right glove for the trigger. The mittens have separate liners. Close-up shot of mittens and wool liners. The gloves have SA stamps.	Finnish Helmets Italian and Czech helmets used during the Winter War The liners of the Italian m33 and Czech m34 helmets used in Finland During the Winter War. The Italian helmet may have a post war chinstrap. I think the wartime chinstrap was leather. But, the helmet was repainted Finn green during the war (using a paintbrush).	Finnish Helmets & Hats Helmet on left is an Austrian WWI helmet with Finnish liner and paint. The helmet on right is a Hungarian model 36 with Finnish liner. Variations on a theme. Notice the different wool colors. The middle hat, 2nd row, is the summer m36 hat with National emblem.	Long Underwear The square cloths on right are actually socks. The underwear on left is made of linen and wartime stamped. Cork Life Vest Finnish life vest made of cork blocks linked together.