Bombing of Helsinki in World War II

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Soviet bombing of Helsinki
Part of the Winter War, Continuation War, Eastern Front of World War II
Bofors anti-aircraft gun firing at enemy bombers. Taivaskallio, Helsinki. November 1942
Date 1939–1944 Location Helsinki, Finland Result Finnish victory Soviet failure to destroy the city Soviet failure to force the Finns to peace negotiations
Belligerents
Finland	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Carl Gustaf Mannerheim Jarl Lundqvist	Joseph Stalin Alexander Novikov
Casualties and losses
146 killed 356 wounded	25 aircraft

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.^[1]