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Browse 9 movies from Puolustusvoimat
The war documentary Rivilotta (1943), directed by Turo Karto, was filmed in the winter of 1941-42. The film, produced by the Finnish Defence Forces, presents the goals of the Lotta Svärd organization and the different aspects of the Lotta Svärd's work.
May 1943
The film depicts Finland's actions in the Winter War and Continuation War using a compilation of material collected from narrators, map images, and TK photographers.
Apr 1960
Documentary compilation of Finnish Defence Forces Newsreels keeping the people up-to-date with the latest about the war.
Oct 1941
Jun 2020
Midsummer Eve 1941, threatening clouds loom in the eastern sky. A Finnish man heads east... "On Midsummer, a siren blooms in the barrel of a Finnish soldier's rifle." The delegation of our eastern neighbor packs its bicycles for the journey towards an ideal society... Midsummer brought other sirens, war broke out. The first documentary images of the outbreak of the Continuation War.
Feb 1941
The information campaign after the Winter War.
Feb 1940
The classic military education film Battlefield (1998) is familiar to dozens of generations of conscripts.
Jan 1998
Tampere Civil Protection Corps' anniversary parade. Compiled from preserved material.
Feb 1938
Continuation War Review 10/41 Cannon operations. Pioneer repair work. Railway cannons. Hägglund's visit to Paalu. Views of the Aunus village, agricultural work. Military operations on the Isthmus. Capture of the village of Kiviniemi.
Apr 1940