Comments on: Being Finnish Part 1: Winter War. http://blog.starwreck.com/2010/03/12/being-finnish-part-1-winter-war/ Blog from the filmmakers behind Iron Sky & Star Wreck Thu, 23 May 2013 19:58:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Doriano Pulpito http://blog.starwreck.com/2010/03/12/being-finnish-part-1-winter-war/comment-page-1/#comment-892424 Doriano Pulpito Thu, 02 May 2013 16:55:05 +0000 http://blog.starwreck.com/?p=1505#comment-892424 Dear friends Finnish I am greatest admirator courage finghting of people of Finland to maintain his freedom country. God bless all of you Dear friends Finnish
I am greatest admirator courage finghting of people of Finland to maintain his freedom country.
God bless all of you

]]> By: Sten http://blog.starwreck.com/2010/03/12/being-finnish-part-1-winter-war/comment-page-1/#comment-181278 Sten Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:17:30 +0000 http://blog.starwreck.com/?p=1505#comment-181278 Not sure if you mean fighting for indepence from Sweden. Have read a book about the Finnish guerilla war against the Russian invaders during the war 1808-09. It was commited by Finnish civilians because they wanted to remain a part of Sweden and not lose their freedom. To avoid more truble Russia let Finland become an autonomy. Russia divided Sweden into two countries, but the western part kept the old countries name. Without that, perhaps the Winter war would not have happend. Not sure if you mean fighting for indepence from Sweden. Have read a book about the Finnish guerilla war against the Russian invaders during the war 1808-09. It was commited by Finnish civilians because they wanted to remain a part of Sweden and not lose their freedom. To avoid more truble Russia let Finland become an autonomy. Russia divided Sweden into two countries, but the western part kept the old countries name. Without that, perhaps the Winter war would not have happend.

]]> By: Svensson http://blog.starwreck.com/2010/03/12/being-finnish-part-1-winter-war/comment-page-1/#comment-145402 Svensson Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:22:07 +0000 http://blog.starwreck.com/?p=1505#comment-145402 On the farm in Sweden where my father grew up, there was a farmhand that volounteered for service in the Winter War. He went over, participated in the Salla-Märkijärvi battles (or shall we say patrols), survived and came home - only to "go through the ice", crack the ice while crossing a lake in winter time. He died. True story. His name was Gösta Sörlin. RIP. On the farm in Sweden where my father grew up, there was a farmhand that volounteered for service in the Winter War. He went over, participated in the Salla-Märkijärvi battles (or shall we say patrols), survived and came home – only to “go through the ice”, crack the ice while crossing a lake in winter time. He died. True story.

His name was Gösta Sörlin. RIP.

]]> By: Jarmo Puskala http://blog.starwreck.com/2010/03/12/being-finnish-part-1-winter-war/comment-page-1/#comment-106048 Jarmo Puskala Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:18:47 +0000 http://blog.starwreck.com/?p=1505#comment-106048 And the 70th anniversary also meant they showed "The Winter War" on tv. For long the most expensive Finnish film ever made with a budget of about 30 million FIM (somewhat south of 5 million euro). Also I think the only movie I was ever explicitly told not to watch by my parents when I was a kid. People who've seen war don't tend to take it slightly... And the 70th anniversary also meant they showed “The Winter War” on tv. For long the most expensive Finnish film ever made with a budget of about 30 million FIM (somewhat south of 5 million euro).

Also I think the only movie I was ever explicitly told not to watch by my parents when I was a kid. People who’ve seen war don’t tend to take it slightly…

]]> By: Kari http://blog.starwreck.com/2010/03/12/being-finnish-part-1-winter-war/comment-page-1/#comment-105855 Kari Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:21:12 +0000 http://blog.starwreck.com/?p=1505#comment-105855 Nice timing for a blog entry -- tomorrow (13th of March) there's going to be celebrations of the end of the Winter War. It ended exactly 70 years ago tomorrow. Here's one of the events: http://bit.ly/dnZ3Lp I bet there's similar ones around Finland. Nice timing for a blog entry — tomorrow (13th of March) there’s going to be celebrations of the end of the Winter War. It ended exactly 70 years ago tomorrow.

Here’s one of the events: http://bit.ly/dnZ3Lp
I bet there’s similar ones around Finland.

]]> By: Will Ellwood http://blog.starwreck.com/2010/03/12/being-finnish-part-1-winter-war/comment-page-1/#comment-105852 Will Ellwood Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:11:33 +0000 http://blog.starwreck.com/?p=1505#comment-105852 You also shot them all with rifles and then skied away. You also shot them all with rifles and then skied away.

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