A Journey of Survival
The children were evacuated to protect them from the dangers of war and the Soviet bombings, but it was a heartbreaking separation from the parents. The children were sent to the Scandinavian countried to escape the Winter War and the Continuation War. It was a time of great uncertainty and courage. They became known as "Sotalapset" in Finnish, "Finnebørn" in Danish and in Norwegian and Swedish as "Krigsbarn". They became part of a larger story of war and displacement, and their experiences are a testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. In the final end, they became immigrants in the countries they were sent to and immigrants when they returned to Finland. Always on the move and never really at home.
The Separation
Children left their homes with only a name tag around their necks.