This is a list of massacres during or immediately after the Finnish Civil War. The Finnish Civil War was a conflict in 1918, which killed more than 38,000 people (about one percent of the country's population), of whom 1,650 were victims of Red Terror, and over 10,000 of White Terror.[1]
Event | Estimated deaths | Date | Perpetrators | Notes |
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Suinula massacre | 15 | 31 January | Red Guards | [2][3][4] |
Vihti executions | 17 | 1 February | Red Guards | [5] |
Lottery of Huruslahti | 90 | February (after Battle of Varkaus) | White Guard | The name lottery refers to the alleged logic of executing one in 10 of the accused. |
Pori Lyceum massacre | 11 | 6 February | Red Guards | [6] |
Haaga executions | 45 | 12 April | Baltic Sea Division | The only massacre by the German troops in Finland. |
Kuurila train murders | 22 | 19 April | Red Guards | [7] |
Vyborg provincial prison massacre | 30+ | 27 – 28 April | Red Guards | [8] |
Vyborg massacre | 360-420 | 28 April – 3 May | White Guard | Victims were predominantly Russian. |
Jämsä executions | 70-80 | April – May | White Guard | [9] |
Hollola executions | 200-500 | April – May | White Guard | [10] |
Paukaneva executions | 40+ | April – May | White Guard | [11] |
Tampere executions | Hundreds | April – May | White Guard | |
Toijala executions | 222 | April – May | Red Guards, White Guard | Both sides committed executions in the area. |
Kouvola and Koria massacres | 120 | Red Guards, White Guard | Finnish wikipedia | |
Valkeakoski female guard executions | 36 | 1 May | White Guard | [12] |
Jakobstad executions | 7 | 2 May | White Guard | The executed included a White Guard lawyer defending the accused. |
Västankvarn executions | 62+ | 2 May – 26 May | White Guard | Finnish wikipedia |
Harmoinen sick room mass murder | 13 | 10 May | White Guard | Victims were hospital patients. |
Koliahde massacre | 16 | May | Red Guards | [13] |
Länkipohja massacre | 80+ | May | White Guard | [14] |
Perttula executions | 30-40 | 18 – 20 May | White Guard | [15] |