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This page has excellent links to information on Finnish rifles and bayonets, Finnish tanks and armor, aircraft, 

uniforms, Finland wartime history and combat gear. Help this site grow!  Please link us to your military website!   

This page updated April, 2008.    Look for new links at the bottom of the page

Visit the Fire and Ice page for information on how to order your copy of the DVD!  

KevOs4 buys Finnish militaria!!!    If you have Finnish gear, uniforms, helmets, letters, pictures, maps, parts, canteens, cook gear, hats, belts, or other Finnish militaria items for sale, please contact us!   webmaster@kevos4.com

Tincross Militaria    A large selection of used and hard-to-find books plus some great militaria items and helmets for sale.  

Gunboards.com This site has the largest collection of gun forums on the net. Also has a very successful militaria and gun trader area. One of the best on the net!

Empire Arms  Dennis Kroh usually has a good selection of Finnish rifles and bayonets in stock. Check him out!   Allan's Armory   Allan is one of the best dealers on the net for great firearms. Historically has had a fine collection of Finnish rifles, also. The customer service is the best in the business!
Estonian Arms  This is a new website dealing with the Nordic and Baltic wars. It has a brand new forum section that is a continuation of the old ArcticWar forum.  A very well-done website. Join us at the forum!     Jaeger Platoon  Simply this is one of the most informative Finnish sites one will ever come across. Loaded with information during the war years of Finland. A magnificent site and very well thought out.
ArcticWar.com  This is a very cool website with information about how WWII affected Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. It has a Map & Guide section that takes you to the battlefields and great links and forum sections, too. Militaryphotos.net  This is a special link to one of the forums where there are many Finnish war photos. You have to see this! It takes a long time to download so grab your coffee and plan on staying awhile.   
FA1.gif (56634 bytes) Excellent website about Finnish medals and awards. Check them out! Making the movie Fire and Ice  by Bair Irincheev.   His excellent website, Mannerheim-Line, has many pictures of the Karelia defenses and the bunkers.  The website has lots of information, pictures, and stories about the Soviet and Finnish units that fought the Winter War.  Well worth reading. 
Mannerheim.fi  This is a huge website about Marshal Mannerheim. It is in English, Swedish, German and Finnish. Go to the Site map which serves as the main index to the website.  Interview with a Finnish Veteran This is a special link to a very interesting interview with a Finnish veteran.
  The Finnish American Reporter   A monthly English language journal, established in 1986, featuring articles and news reports of interest to Finns across North America, in Finland and around the world. A huge section with wartime photos  Although the text is in Finnish, the pictures are great!
Finnish Unit Badges  This is a colorful page that shows Finnish unit badges that were used during the war.  MosinNagant.net This site has some of the best information on the net for Finnish rifles, bayonets, and uniforms. The articles are excellent and well illustrated. 
The Finnish Heritage Museum Website  This new website officially opens in January but already has some great information on Finnish culture in the U.S.     Achtung Panzer! This large website has many photos of German tanks and vehicles. Also has a forum and great links section. 
Finnish Military Page by Harri Anttonen. Tons of research on Finnish weapons, aircraft and pilots, armor, naval, and infantry.  This website is very well done.    VirtualPilots.fi - the Messerschmidt bf109 in action in Finland. This webpage goes into great detail about the plane and how it was used in Finland and Germany.  Lots of first hand accounts by actual pilots.   
The Mannerheim Line  A Russian website devoted to fortifications in the Karelia. Look under "Vaults" for pictures of Poppius and Millionaire bunkers as they look today. A good links section to other Karelia websites. The Modern Finnish Defense Forces  This is the website for the modern Finnish Defense forces but also has some links to websites with wartime information and pictures. 
Taipaleenjoki   The day-by-day history of the Taipale River battles during the Winter war 1939-1940. Has some good photos in it. Wartime Photos from Finland   Sisällissota - The Civil War, Talvisota - The Winter War,  Jatkosota - The Continuation War, Lapin sota - The War of Lapland 
German WWI helmets used by Finnish Army This is a  great Finnish site for getting information and pictures about the German WWI Helmets that were used in Finland during WWII. www.Pottia.net  Another excellent Finnish site giving information about all the helmets used in Finland before, during and after WWII. 
7.62x54r.net This site also has a lot of good information about the Mosin Nagant rifle. Check out the links page on this site. It is full of great information! It has one of the best "links" pages that I have found. Restoring a T34 in Finland  You have got to see this. This is one cool tank. They have it fully restored and driving. Great article and pictures.
Karelian Rampart  A Russian website about the search for Missing in Action in Karelia. Photos of historical items found in the battlefields. All text in English. The Brewster Buffalo Page  Ok, this is an interesting site with information about the Finnish "Buff" in service during WWII. Pictures and text with a veteran's account of service in the plane.
Official Site - Parola Armor Museum  This is the official website of the museum in Finland. Look for the small text "Views from the museum" to see some of the pictures. Armor Photos from Parola This is a private website with many pictures of the armor at the Parola Museum in Finland. Very good photos and links at this website.
The Wooden Spoon  This Scandinavian gift and food store offers classes in the Scandinavian languages and is a center for Nordic Culture in the North Texas area.  Visit Gwen and Jim's store.  The Finnish Horse in the war  Ok, It's not a tank, not a plane, just a horse. But, like the German Army, horses were invaluable to the Finnish army. Here is a good article about those creatures that pulled the cannons and wagons.
Battles of Winter War    The webmaster has gone to great lengths to bring the story of the Winter War to life.  It is still growing and not all the sections are open as of yet.  The information is quite good.    The Sturmgeschutz III in Finnish Service This page with pictures is a good researched article about this German tank in Finnish service during and after the war.  
Collector's Source Militaria  A good location to find Finnish militaria, bicycles, and other hard to find items. This is a Finland Reenacting Group
Links to Everything Finnish  This link-site in Finland has hundreds of links to everything Finnish. Culture, military, art, family, music, etc. You can get lost in here. Leave a trail... Lessons of the Winter War Written for Virtual Finland by Dr. Tomas Ries, senior researcher - National Defence College - Finland.   Be sure to see the Winter War pictures section. Finnish wartime radio broadcasts can also be heard.
Battlefield Relics Page  This page has a large picture database of equipment and vehicles that have been recovered since the war.  Some of the pictures come from museums.  Milpro This is a Finnish company that carries Scandinavian militaria and occasionally has Finnish reproduction hats, uniforms and other gear. 
Trident Military  This site carries a large amount of militaria from around the world.  They also carry black leather jackboots for re-enacting. Check them out if you need boots for your uniform. A Real Russian Reenactment Group  This is a Russian website in English that shows a large group of Russians doing Finnish and Russian reenactments.
Pala Suomen Historiaa  This web site offers basic knowledge about Finland in WW2   New Link! Finnish Military Decorations   This is a great page showing pictures of the Finn medals issued during and after the war  New Link!

  The webmaster inspecting rifles while in Finland.

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