Finnish infantry unit before crossing a water barrier in Soviet Karelia; July 16, 1941.

Prepare for river crossing

Finnish soldiers take cover in a trench during a battle on the Svir (Syväri) River. The soldier in the foreground is armed with a Suomi KP / 31 submachine gun. Further back, a machine gunner with a captured Soviet light machine gun DP-27; Continuation War, April 16, 1942.

Battle of the Svir river area

A Finnish soldier removes the scope with a knife (in his left hand) from a captured Soviet Mosin sniper rifle in the Suomussalmi area; Winter War, December 19, 1939.