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ListDec 16, 2025

Finland

List of books about Finland, set in Finland, in Finnish or by Finnish authors... I have read or to be read.

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ListAug 26, 2025

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ReviewAug 22, 2025

A study of Finnish fear, hunger, cold and lack of sleep.

Besides being cold and hungry, the men were also sleep-deprived - so, of the four components we might say encapsulate the essence of war, fear was the only thing missing. So, a study of war by a former squad leader in the Continuation War (the one that is som…

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QuoteAug 16, 2025

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Riitaoja was still lying in his ditch, face pressed to the ground. He was like a terrified child. Lucky for him, ambition did not figure amongst his concerns. Neither did any conception of homeland, so he was at liberty to be just as terrified as he liked.

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QuoteAug 16, 2025

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For the first time, they detected a note of irritation in Koskela's voice. His gait was a bit stiffer than usual too. Some of them figured it was Lehto who had irritated him, and others assumed it was Lahtinen, but in truth it was all of them. The event and i…

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