bombing of Helsinki in Winter War
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Helsinki, the capital of Finland, was bombed repeatedly during World War II. Between 1939 and 1944, Finland was subjected to a number of bombing campaigns by the Soviet Union. The largest were three raids in February 1944, which have been called The Great Raids Against Helsinki.
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | bombing of Helsinki in Winter War | aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1713 | Battle of Helsinki | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1808 | Siege of Sveaborg | siege, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1855 | Battle of Suomenlinna | Second French Empire, battle, Russian Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1906 | Sveaborg Rebellion | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of Tikkurila | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1918 | Battle of Helsinki | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1941 | bombing of Helsinki in Continuation War | aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | Königin Luise | motor ship | Wikidata | |
| organisation | arms industry | 1997 | Patria | business, enterprise, arms industry | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1951 | Valmet | enterprise, shipyard, shipbuilding, business, metal industry | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1952 | Rauma-Repola | wood industry, metal industry, shipbuilding, business, enterprise | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Kuivasaari | artillery battery, island | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 24 warehouse shelters | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Alexander Battery | battery, barracks, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Battery 1 | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | warehouse shelters | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1897 | Suomenlinna B 26a | architectural structure, bunker | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | 1900 | cavern luola, 1900 (5) | bunker | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | 1937 | protective structure, originally a casemate for a kerosene engine, 1937 | bunker | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | 1978 | Ruoholahti air-raid shelter | Alko, air-raid shelter, tunnel | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | 1993 | Itäkeskus swimming hall | underground structure, swimming center, bunker | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Crownwork Ehrensvärd | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Isosaari Fortress | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Krepost Sveaborg | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1747 | Ulricasborg | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1748 | Suomenlinna | Ehrensvärd Society, fortress island, sea fort, fortress | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1753 | Bastion, caponier and cavalier Hamilton | star fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1929 | Military Museum of Finland | specialised museum in Finland, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1936 | Vesikko | preserved watercraft, museum ship, submarine | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1967 | Anti-Aircraft Museum | specialised museum in Finland, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1996 | Lotta Museum | specialised museum in Finland, military museum, museum | Wikidata |