Battle of Tornio (1918)

Battle of Tornio
Part of Finnish Civil War

Fallen Swedish Soldiers in Tornio
Date6 February 1918
Location
Result White victory
Belligerents
Finnish Whites
Swedish Brigade
Finnish Reds
Russian Garrison
Commanders and leaders
Friedel Jacobsson 
Kurt Wallenius
Aarne Heikinheimo
Tauno Juvonen  
Mikko Kohonen
Unknown
Strength
278 Whites
175 Swedish Volunteers
Around 200 Reds
Around 450 Russians
Casualties and losses
9 in total Around 40 Dead
360 Russian Prisoners
70-80 Red Prisoners
3 executed

The Battle of Tornio refers to a battle within the Finnish Civil War, that took place in the City of Tornio.


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