2. Er.It.Psto: 43 light anti-air artillery lance-corporal reloading  Bofors 40 mm gun in Nokia, Finland during Continuation war 

Reloading Bofors 40 mm gun

 Olavi Paavolainen 1903 - 1964 was a Finnish essayist, journalist, travel book writer, and poet. one of the most influential literary opinion leaders between the two World wars in Finland. He represented liberal and Europe oriented views of culture and had an eclectic eye for new ideas.

1940s he published a number of works that controversially criticised the members of the Nazi cabinet in Germany and later the Continuation War (1941-44) between Finland and the Soviet Union.

He was posted after the outbreak of the Winter War to Mikkeli in eastern Finland, as adjutant to an infantry general

Olavi Paavolainen died of alcoholism on July 19, 1964 at Kivelä hospital in Helsinki 

Olavi Paavolainen

Finnish infantry Second lieutenant enjoys his pipe tobacco flavor . Constant fighting took soldiers nerves on they limit and tobacco gave a little relax for the soldiers nerves. Thats why it was important to deliver tobacco for the soldiers on the frontlines.

Photo taken in 1941-1942 Winter place unknow