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Historic recording · 30.08.2002

Finnish Boys' museum room opens at Äksi, 2002

Soomepoiste tuba-muuseumi avamine Äksis, 2002

The 'Finnish boys' were Estonian volunteers who fought in the Finnish army in the Second World War. In August 1944 many returned to defend Estonia, and fought the Red Army at Pupastvere near Lake Saadjärv. On 30 August 2002 the old soldiers gathered at Äksi, nearby, to open a small museum room about them. Lembit Lauri recorded the speeches, by Estonian and Finnish prime ministers among others, the veterans' memories of the Pupastvere battle, and their men's choir.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Soomepoisid olid eesti vabatahtlikud, kes Teise maailmasõja ajal võitlesid Soome sõjaväes. 1944. aasta augustis tulid paljud tagasi Eestit kaitsma ja pidasid Saadjärve lähedal Pupastveres lahingu Punaarmeega. 30. augustil 2002 kogunesid vanad sõjamehed lähedal Äksis, et avada neile pühendatud tuba-muuseum. Lembit Lauri salvestas kõned, teiste seas Eesti ja Soome peaministri omad, veteranide meenutused Pupastvere lahingust ning nende meeskoori laulu.

Map of the area around Finnish Boys' museum room opens at Äksi, 2002
58.52522° N, 26.67644° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: ERR Arhiiv RMARH-167768 ↗

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