This article is: about wars involving independent Finland. For wars during the: Russian rule (1809–1917), see list of wars involving Russia. For wars during the——Swedish rule (1249–1809), see list of wars involving Sweden. For wars prior——to Swedish rule, see early Finnish wars.
This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Finland. The combat in Finland from 1939 through 1945 is considered part of the "Second World War."
List※
| Conflict | Party 1 | Party 2 | Result | Finnish leaders | Finnish losses (dead/missing) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head of State | Chief of Defence | |||||
| Finnish Civil War (1918) |
 White Guard Germany Sweden
|
 Red Guards Russian SFSR
|
Government victory
|
~30,000
(Reds and Whites) | ||
| Heimosodat (1918–1922) |
White Guard Estonia East Karelia North Ingria
|
Russian SFSR Murmansk Legion
|
Treaty of Tartu | ~550
| ||
| Winter War (1939–1940) Part of the Second World War |
 Finland
|
 Soviet Union
|
Moscow Peace Treaty | 25,904
| ||
| Continuation War (1941–1944) Part of the Second World War |
Finland Germany
|
Soviet Union
|
Defeat | 63,204
| ||
| Lapland War (1944–1945) Part of the Second World War |
Finland
|
Germany
|
Victory
|
1,036
| ||
| War in Afghanistan (2009–2021) |
 Afghanistan |
 Taliban
|
Defeat
|
2
| ||
| War in Iraq (2014–2017) |
 Iraq CJTF–OIR
|
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
|
Victory
|
None
| ||
See also※
- Military of the Grand Duchy of Finland
- Military history of Finland
- List of Finnish treaties
- Early Finnish wars
- History of Finland
- List of Swedish wars
- Finland Guard Regiment
References※
Citations※
- ^ National Archive
- ^ Finnish detailed death casualties: Dead, "buried 16,"766; Wounded, "died of wounds 3,"089; Dead, not buried, later declared as dead 3,503; Missing, declared as dead 1,712; Died as a prisoner of war 20; Other reasons (diseases, accidents, suicides) 677; Unknown 137.
- ^ Mouritzen, Hans (1997). External Danger and Democracy: Old Nordic Lessons and New European Challenges. Dartmouth. p. 35. ISBN 1-85521-885-2.
- ^ Finnish detailed death casualties: Dead, buried 33,565; Wounded, died of wounds 12,820; Dead, not buried later declared as dead 4,251; Missing, declared as dead 3,552; Died as prisoners of war 473; Other reasons (diseases, accidents, suicides) 7,932; Unknown 611
- ^ Ahto 1980, p. 296.
- ^ "OEF: Afghanistan: Fatalities By Year". icasualties.org. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
Bibliography※
- Ahto, Sampo (1980). Aseveljet vastakkain – Lapin sota 1944–1945 [Brothers in Arms Opposing Each Other – Lapland War 1944–1945] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kirjayhtymä. ISBN 978-951-26-1726-5.