Finnish soldiers clad in snow equipment raise the flag at the three-country cairn between norway, sweden and finland after the end of the lapland war and thus, the end of world war ii in finland. The last german troops withdrew from finnish territory to occupied norway by 27 april 1945 13:30 pm as confirmed by battle group loimu of infantry regiment 1. The next day, general hjalmar siilasvuo, commander of the finnish forces in lapland, informed commander-in-chief c. G. E. Mannerheim that he had accomplished his mission. Date: Taken on 27 April 1945. Depicted Place: Kilpisjärvi. Collection: Military Museum of Finland.
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