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Korpisota.fi

Welcome to explore the events of the Winter War and the Continuation War in the northern theater of operations.

Korpisota.fi (Korpisota = Wilderness war) is a comprehensive military history website focusing on World War II events along the Kuusamo–Kiestinki axis between 1939 and 1944. The site serves as a platform for in-depth historical publications and extensive archival material.

Korpisota.fi offers a comprehensive overview of the operations of Finnish, German, and Soviet forces in the Kuusamo–Kiestinki sector from 1939 to 1944. The site provides detailed, in-depth coverage of topics such as ground operations, air warfare, partisan activity, logistics, military units, and the weaponry and vehicles used in combat.

Interactive, zoomable maps play a key role, allowing wartime events to be precisely located within the modern-day landscape. Through these maps and a wealth of photographic material, readers can follow the progression of battles and explore the actual sites where these events took place.

International Research

The Kuusamo Military History Research Group—an international team active since 1999—operates the site with the aim of investigating the region's wartime events impartially and accurately, often by cross-referencing incomplete or conflicting information. The aim of the research is to provide the reader with as accurate an overall picture as possible of the demanding conditions of wilderness warfare.

Salpalinja in Kuusamo

The Salpalinja in Kuusamossa e-book was published on 6 September 2022. On 8 August 2024, the book was published online as Salpalinja in Kuusamossa 2nd edition (ISBN 978-952-94-9407-1). The new Salpalinja in Kuusamossa 3rd edition (ISBN 978-952-65799-1-7) was published on this website on 1 November 2025.

Korpisota 1941-1944

The four-part historical series Korpisota Kuusamo-Kiestinki 1941-1944 deals with the events in the Kuusamo-Kiestinki war zone as accurately as possible. In addition, the website presents various articles related to the events in the Kuusamo-Kiestinki direction, as well as demonstrations of equipment. The first part of the series, "Korpisota 1941 - Attack to the East" (ISBN 978-952-65799-0-0), is now also in English. More information about the events in the Kuusamo-Kiestinki direction can also be found in the Facebook group: Korpisota.fi

Explore online publications, obtain access credentials for extensive digital collections, and dive deep into the military history of the North!



Talvisota Kuusamossa
Salpalinja Kuusamossa
Kenttärata Kuusamossa

Korpisota 1941
Korpisota 1942
Korpisota 1943

Korpisota 1944

Salpalinja Kuusamossa (3. edition)

"Salpalinja in Kuusamo" (ISBN 978-952-65799-1-7) is a historical book that is an online publication that presents the construction of the Salpalinja in Kuusamo during the years 1940–1941. The new publication is an improved version of the e-book of the same name, published in 2022, with over 360 pages. The book contains a wealth of new information, such as site photos (214), carefully prepared zoomable maps (92), and various structural drawings of fortification equipment (90), illustrating the events. The work discusses in detail the stages of construction, delay stations, blockades, and fortification artillery. It also presents the events of autumn 1944, when the reinforced concrete embankments of the Salpalinja were destroyed in Kuusamo. It also briefly describes the restoration of the Salpalinja in Lahtela, Kuusamo. (only chapters 10 and 11 in English)

Link: Salpalinja Kuusamossa book


Salpalinja Kuusamossa

Korpisota 1941 – Attack to the East

"Korpisota 1941 - Attack to the East" historical book (ISBN 978-952-65799-0-0) is an online publication of over 300 pages, which will be published on this website on December 15, 2024. The book links together the entire military history of the Kuusamo–Kiestinki direction, covering the events of 1941. The book contains a lot of archive photos (over 250) and carefully prepared zoomable interactive maps (65) illustrating the events. It deals in detail with ground warfare, air warfare, partisan warfare and maintenance operations in the area. In addition, the reader can read presentations of the units, as well as presentations of the weapons and weapon systems used by the units. In total, it is a reading package of approximately 600 pages of military history.

This is the first part of a four-part series, Korpisota 1941 - Attack to the East. The events of 1942-1944 will be covered in later parts of the series. English version is available also!

Link: Korpisota 1941 - Attack to the East


Korpisota 1941–1944



KORPISOTA STORE

The Korpisota Store online store sells usernames for the historical works presented above, as well as other Korpisota products. Other products are only delivered to Finland.