When the Russians first tried to walk into Finland, across the Karelian Isthmus and around the shores of Lake Laatokka, the Finns described the troops they slaughtered as cannon fodder.

Of prime concern was the Karelian Isthmus, which led from Finland in the north directly to Leningrad. Half this piece of land ...

Stalin demanded that Finland cede parts of its Karelian Isthmus territory in exchange for other Soviet land in the center of the border. How a Hong Kong couple shed 50kg to be role models for ...