Heimosodat
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Heimosodat refers to a series of early 20th-century military expeditions and conflicts in which Finnish volunteers sought to support kindred Finnic peoples and expand Finland’s influence in neighboring regions after independence.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
irredentist campaign
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ paramilitary operation ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | early 1920s ⓘ |
| followed | Finnish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
create a Greater Finland
ⓘ
expand Finland’s influence ⓘ protect Finnic minorities ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
influenced Finnish–Soviet relations
ⓘ
shaped Finnish volunteer tradition ⓘ strengthened Finnish nationalist mythology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aunuksen retki
ⓘ
Heinrichs’in retki Karjalaan ⓘ Inkerin sota NERFINISHED ⓘ Karjalan kapina 1921–1922 ⓘ Latvian vapaussota NERFINISHED ⓘ Petsamon retket ⓘ Vienan retki NERFINISHED ⓘ Viron vapaussota ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Finnish ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | kindred nation wars ⓘ |
| location |
Eastern Karelia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ingria NERFINISHED ⓘ Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwestern Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Petsamo NERFINISHED ⓘ White Karelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
Finnish nationalism
ⓘ
anti-Bolshevism ⓘ irredentism ⓘ support for kindred Finnic peoples ⓘ |
| opponent |
Bolshevik forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Army units NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Estonians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Finnish volunteers ⓘ Ingrians NERFINISHED ⓘ Jäger officers ⓘ Karelians NERFINISHED ⓘ Suojeluskunta members ⓘ Whites in the Russian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ kindred Finnic peoples ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Russian Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Tartu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1918 ⓘ |
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