Sota 1939–1940 / [The War 1939–1940] A 2010 digibeta compilation from the Winter War 1939–1940 footage by Ilkka Kippola and Jari Sedergren

A Finnish Maxim M/32-33 machine gun nest during the Winter War, 100 m from the Soviet forces, ca 5 km north of Lemetti (area of what is today Pitkyarantsky District, Russia). 21 Feb 1940. Gunner: Antti Väisänen from Puolanka, the man to the left probably Onni Valkonen. Photo: Sotamuseo / Military Museum of Finland. Public domain.

The War 1939–1940. FI 2010. A Digibeta compilation from the Winter War 1939–1940 footage by Ilkka Kippola and Jari Sedergren. Music: Ari Taskinen, Mattijuhani Koponen. Video transfer: Jarmo Nyman. 70 min. Viewed at Cinema Orion, Helsinki, 27 Oct 2010. – Ilkka Kippola and Jari Sedergren have researched the unknown Winter War footage and edited it with main topics such as: – Mobilization 10 Oct 1939 – The Devastation of the Cities – Prisoners – Väinö Tanner's speech after the war – The Evacuees – The Exchange of Prisoners. – The remarkable footage would deserve to be made available more widely, why not in extenso. Many prominent film-makers, including Jörn Donner, and the composers of the compilation, were present in the screening.