Finland investigating involvement of 1,400 citizens in SS war crimes

Finnish historians have begun a research project on the involvement of Finnish soldiers in war crimes carried out by the SS during World War II. They are examining documents at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial archives, including a testimony from the trial of Adolf Eichmann. The research started in May and will end in February with the publication of the full report.

In addition to the Yad Vashem archives, the delegation of scholars, from the National Archives of Finland, are also studying archival documents in Finland, Russia, Germany and other countries. These include thousands of diaries written by Finnish soldiers during the war as well as letters, newspaper clippings and official documents by various agencies. The study also found photographs documenting actions by Finnish soldiers at the front, among other places at Lwow.