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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Collection of facts about the Finnish Civil War

This post is a collection of facts about the Finnish Civil War (1918). There are 8 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• White Finland vs. Red Finland (Finnish Socialist Worker's Republic)
• Preceded by World War I and collapse of the Russian Empire
• Previously ruled by Russia and led to a power vacuum in Finland
• White Finland supported by Germany
• Red Finland supported by Russia
• Victory for White Finland
• Resulted in democratic and sovereign Finland
• Total deaths: about 38,000