The Winter War. A military conflict between the Soviet union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion on november 1939 when Soviet infantery crossed the border on the Karelian Isthmus. About 9500 Swedish volunteer soldiers participated in the war. Here interior from the Hotel Pohjanhovi in Rovaniemi Finland. During the war it partly turned into a military hospital. An unusual solution as the picture show the nurses and patients but also the still functioning hotel restaurant with people sitting at tables. January 1940. Photo Kristoffersson ref 97-6.

The Winter War. A military conflict between the Soviet union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion on november 1939 when Soviet infantery crossed the border on the Karelian Isthmus. About 9500 Swedish volunteer soldiers participated in the war. Here interior from the Hotel Pohjanhovi in Rovaniemi Finland. During the war it partly turned into a military hospital. An unusual solution as the picture show the nurses and patients but also the still functioning hotel restaurant with people sitting at tables.  January 1940. Photo Kristoffersson ref 97-6. Stock Photo
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3927 x 2920 px | 33.2 x 24.7 cm | 13.1 x 9.7 inches | 300dpi

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