To conclude (for now) the topic of Finland, let us look at a few caricatures and posters, depicting Finnish actions during its invasion of the USSR. We invite everyone to explore this post at our Telegram channel “Beorn And The Shieldmaiden” for a comprehensive set of links on the topic of Finland and also to see the list of the articles tagged with the “Finland” tag at the Beehive.

We had already presented the first image as an illustration to The new Finnish doctrine: Ignorance, deception, and ingratitude. An Article by Dmitry Medvedev:

Death to the German-Finnish Occupiers!
This is TASS Window #11 from Leningrad, created in July of 1944 by Vasily Selivanov.
The poster shows the Finns taking Hitler’s baits of the “Greater Finland to Urals and Leningrad”. It is accompanied by a verse by K. Vysokovsky.
— I’ll take the Urals! – the bandit cried,
Accepting Hitler’s bait at face value,
The Russian “Hurra!” was then heard,
Turning the bandits into dust and feathers!
Source: Beorn And The Shieldmaiden

An Awkward Camouflage

The caricature by Boris Yefimov from 1943 shows the dual nature of how Finland positioned itself during the WWII.

The sign above the bunny reads: «Finland is a quiet, HARMLESS country!». Meanwhile, the soldier behind the snow mound is loading a gun with an artillery shell, carrying an inscription «At Leningrad». Below the picture there is the second title: «Finnish bandits ‘under cover’»
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