Finnish Navy minalayer Ruotsinsalmi. 12 August 1942. Original color photograph.

This was the most successful Finnish minalayer with total of 3967 mines and  541 obstacles laid. She also sunk Soviet submarines Shch-317 and Shch-408, using depth charges.

Minelayer Ruotsinsalmi

A Finnish Army captain by the name of Paitula, examines a knocked out Soviet T-34-85 tank, that is half submerged in a forest pond. Its cannon is also blown up.


War casualty

Minelayer Ruotsinsalmi laying down seamines. 18 May 1942.