country, 121 engagements

Battles in Finland

121 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Finland: 109 battles, 3 sieges, 8 naval actions and 1 campaign between 1008 and 1944. The wars with most engagements here: Finnish Civil War (29), Finnish War (25), Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 (11), Winter War (9).

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121 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

107 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 13 with pages

Finnish Civil War 29
Finnish War 25
Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 11
Winter War 9
German Invasion in the Finnish Civil War 8
Great Northern War 7
Continuation War 7
Lapland War 5
Åland War 3
Livonian War 1
War against Sigismund 1
Crimean War 1
World War II 1

Contested ground 1

Vyborg 5 engagements

Engagements by date

Date	Engagement	Place	War
1008	Battle at Herdaler	Ingå
1496	Battle of Nyslott	Savonlinna
1563	Siege of Åbo	Turku
1577	Tatar attack into Finland	Uusimaa	Livonian War
1597	Siege of Turku Castle	Turku Castle
29 August 1599	Battle of Marttila	Marttila	War against Sigismund
1713	Action of 22 July 1713	Gulf of Finland	Great Northern War
1713	Battle of Helsinki	Helsinki	Great Northern War
22 August 1713	Battle of Landsbro	Svartån	Great Northern War
17 October 1713	Battle of Pälkäne	Pälkäne	Great Northern War
2 March 1714	Battle of Napue	Isokyrö	Great Northern War
26 July 1714	Battle of Gangut	Hanko Peninsula	Great Northern War
1 January 1716	Siege of Kajaani Castle	Kajaani Castle
1741	Battle of Villmanstrand	Lappeenranta	Russo-Swedish War of 1741-1743
1788	Puumala Skirmish	Q107304946	Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
1789	Kyyrö Battle	Ristiina	Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
1789	Battle of Porrassalmi	Q117926751	Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
1789	Battle of Uttismalm	Utti	Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
21 July 1789	Battle of Parkumäki	Rantasalmi	Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
15 August 1789	Artillery Duel at Korkiansaari
24 August 1789	First Battle of Svensksund	Ruotsinsalmi	Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
1790	Battle of Pardakoski–Kärnakoski	Savitaipale	Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
1790	Battle of Keltis barracks	Kouvola
1790	Battle of Valkeala	Valkeala	Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
15 May 1790	Battle of Fredrikshamn	Hamina	Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
1790	Battle of Savitaipal	Savitaipale	Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
9 July 1790	Battle of Svensksund	Gulf of Finland	Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790
2 March 1808	Siege of Sveaborg	Suomenlinna	Finnish War
11 March 1808	Battle of Kalmalahti	Leppävirta	Finnish War
16 April 1808	Battle of Pyhäjoki	Pyhäjoki	Finnish War
18 April 1808	Battle of Siikajoki	Siikajoki	Finnish War
27 April 1808	Battle of Revolax	Revonlahti	Finnish War
2 May 1808	Battle of Pulkkila	Pulkkila	Finnish War
19 June 1808	Battle of Lemo	Kaarina	Finnish War
24 June 1808	Battle of Nykarleby	Nykarleby	Finnish War
25 June 1808	Battle of Vaasa	Vaasa	Finnish War
30 June 1808	Battle of Rimito Kramp	Lenita Airisto	Finnish War
11 July 1808	Battle of Kokonsaari	Perho	Finnish War
14 July 1808	Battle of Lapua	Lapua	Finnish War
27 July 1808	Battle of Samelinlakso		Finnish War
2 August 1808	Battle of Sandöström	Kimito island	Finnish War
10 August 1808	Battle of Kauhajoki	Kauhajoki	Finnish War
17 August 1808	Battle of Alavus	Alavus	Finnish War
21 August 1808	Battle of Karstula	Karstula	Finnish War
30 August 1808	Battle of Grönvikssund	Kustavi	Finnish War
1 September 1808	Battle of Ruona	Kuortane	Finnish War
6 September 1808	Battle of Ömossa	Ömossa	Finnish War
13 September 1808	Battle of Jutas	Hiisi	Finnish War
14 September 1808	Battle of Oravais	Oravais	Finnish War
18 September 1808	Battle of Palva Sund	Velkua	Finnish War
26 September 1808	Helsinki village landing	Helsinki	Finnish War
27 October 1808	Battle of Koljonvirta	Iisalmi	Finnish War
1854	Battle of Vitsand	Pojoviken	Åland War
1854	Skirmish of Halkokari	Kokkola	Åland War
August 1854	Battle of Bomarsund	Sund	Åland War
7 August 1855	Battle of Suomenlinna	Suomenlinna	Crimean War
11 December 1916	Simo Skirmish	Simo
17 November 1917	Skirmish on the German Cape	Porvoo	1917 General Strike
1918	Occupation of Vaasa	Vaasa	Finnish Civil War
31 January 1918	Battle of Kristiinankaupunki	Kristinestad	Finnish Civil War
1918	Battle of Oulu	Oulu	Finnish Civil War
1918	Battle of Tornio	Tornio	Finnish Civil War
1918	Battle of Pellinki	Pellinki	Finnish Civil War
21 February 1918	Battle of Varkaus	Varkaus	Finnish Civil War
8 March 1918	Battle of Tampere	Tampere	Finnish Civil War
16 March 1918	Battle of Länkipohja	Längelmäki	Finnish Civil War
18 March 1918	Battle of Vilppula	Vilppula	Finnish Civil War
19 March 1918	Battle of Ruovesi	Ruovesi	Finnish Civil War
1918	Battle of Karis	Karis	German Invasion in the Finnish Civil War
10 April 1918	Battle of Ahvenkoski	Ahvenkoski	German Invasion in the Finnish Civil War
1918	Battle of Tikkurila	Vantaa	German Invasion in the Finnish Civil War
1918	Battle of Helsinki	Helsinki	German Invasion in the Finnish Civil War
17 April 1918	Battle of Anianpelto	Anianpelto	Finnish Civil War
21 April 1918	Battle of Hyvinkää	Hyvinkää	German Invasion in the Finnish Civil War
24 April 1918	Battle of Viipuri	Vyborg	Finnish Civil War
1918	Battle of Laitikkala	Laitikkala	Finnish Civil War
26 April 1918	Battle of Hämeenlinna	Hämeenlinna	German Invasion in the Finnish Civil War
26 April 1918	Battle of Alvettula		Finnish Civil War
28 April 1918	Battle of Syrjäntaka	Tuulos	German Invasion in the Finnish Civil War
28 April 1918	Battle of Naulasaari	Viipurin maalaiskunta	Finnish Civil War
28 April 1918	Battle of Mäkelä		Finnish Civil War
1 May 1918	Battle of Lahti	Lahti	German Invasion in the Finnish Civil War
2 May 1918	Battle of Oravala	Q18661076	Finnish Civil War
2 May 1918	Battle of Jokela	Jokela	Finnish Civil War
1939	bombing of Helsinki in World War II	Germany	military history of Finland
30 November 1939	Battle of Salla	Salla	Winter War
7 December 1939	Battle of Suomussalmi	Suomussalmi	Winter War
10 December 1939	Battle of Varolampi Pond	Finland	Winter War
12 December 1939	Battle of Tolvajärvi	Tolvajärvi	Winter War
1 January 1940	Battle of Raate Road	Raatteentie	Winter War
January 1940	Second Battle of Summa		Winter War
1940	aerial bombings in Oulu during the Winter War	Oulu	Winter War
4 January 1940	Battle of Kuhmo	Kuhmo	Winter War
1941	bombing of Helsinki in Continuation War	Helsinki	Continuation War
1941	Battle of Tuulos	Tuulos
22 June 1941	Battle of Hanko	Hanko Peninsula	Continuation War
1941	Operation Arctic Fox	Salla	World War II
1941	Battle of Morgonlandet	Morgonlandet	Continuation War
1941	Battle of Bengtskär	Bengtskär	Continuation War
1944	Battle of Rovaniemi	Rovaniemi	Lapland War
1944	Battle of Tornio	Kemi	Lapland War
1944	Elisenvaara aerial bombardment	Kurkijoki	Continuation War
26 July 1944	Battle of Ilomantsi	Ilomantsi	Continuation War
1944	Battle of Öykkösenvaara	Ilomantsi	Continuation War
28 September 1944	Battle of Olhava		Lapland War
1944	Battle of Muonio	Muonio	Lapland War
1944	Battle of Tankavaara	Tankavaara	Lapland War
date unknown	Battle of Korpoström		Russo-Swedish War of 1741-1743
date unknown	bombing of Helsinki in Winter War	Helsinki	Winter War
date unknown	Sack of Porvoo		Great Northern War
date unknown	Battle of Taavetti	Taavetti	Finnish Civil War
date unknown	Battle of Harjakangas	Noormarkku	Finnish Civil War
date unknown	Battle of Savitaipale		Finnish Civil War
date unknown	Battle of Kyröskoski	Kyröskoski	Finnish Civil War
date unknown	Battle of Kokemäki	Kokemäki	Finnish Civil War
date unknown	Battle of Godby		Finnish Civil War
date unknown	Battle of Pomarkku	Pomarkku	Finnish Civil War
date unknown	Battle of Sampakoski	Lavia	Finnish Civil War
date unknown	Battle of Kuhmoinen		Finnish Civil War
date unknown	Battle of Vierumäki	Vierumäki	Finnish Civil War
date unknown	Battle of Tuohikotti	Tuohikotti	Finnish Civil War

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