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Kalevi Mikkonen's map of German war sites is featured at the "Wir Waren Freunde" exhibit in Rovaniemi.
Maura Forrest
Finnish ornaments were engraved with Nazi insignia during the war.
Maura Forrest
In this photo, Finnish children can be seen playing with German soldiers.
Provincial Museum of Lapland
Nazi propaganda newspapers, published in Finnish, restricted access to information about what was happening in the rest of Europe.
Maura Forrest
Many Finnish women became involved with German soldiers, though those relationships often ended in heartbreak.
Provincial Museum of Lapland
These matchboxes stirred up controversy when the museum started distributing them to advertise the exhibit.
Maura Forrest
Around Rovaniemi, some German structures, like this bunker, have remained almost completely intact.
Maura Forrest
Elsewhere, only the foundations of German buildings remain.
Maura Forrest
An exploded bomb shell sits by the side of a road. After the war, unexploded shells and mines were found all around Rovaniemi.
Maura Forrest
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