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Battle of Rovaniemi

Battle of Rovaniemi was a battle fought in 1944 in what is now Finland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Lapland War, which ran from 1944 to 1945. The recorded result: German withdrawal. Recorded strength: 500 men; 3 tanks against 1,500 men; 20 tanks.

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Fought1944
WhereFinland66.503N, 25.728E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeGerman withdrawal
BelligerentsNazi GermanyagainstFinland
Casualties and losses52 dead; 164 wounded; 9 missing; 1 tankand36 dead; 101 wounded; 4 missing
Part ofLapland War1944 to 1945

Where it sits in the Lapland War

Battle of Rovaniemi, 1944Battle of Tornio, 1944Battle of Olhava, 1944Battle of Muonio, 1944Battle of Tankavaara, 194419441944Battle of Rovaniemi, 1944
5 placed engagements of the Lapland War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1944 (year precision)
to 1944
PlaceFinland
66.503N, 25.728E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength500 men; 3 tanks1,500 men; 20 tanks
Casualties and losses52 dead; 164 wounded; 9 missing; 1 tank36 dead; 101 wounded; 4 missing
Commanders
  • Henrik Saussel
  • Ruben Lagus
Battle of RovaniemiBattle of RovaniemiSimo SkirmishBattle of SallaBattle of OlhavaSimo SkirmishBattle of SallaBattle of OlhavaLuleåKemiKemijärviSodankylä100 km66.503N, 25.728E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Rovaniemi is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 108 in present-day Finland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3269671, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rovaniemi, revision 1383852056, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.