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and some of us won't.

I Ieft my first home of my own

in Vyborg.

My wife and I just got married-

and now she's staying with

some reIatives on the west coast.

Our baby is due this month.

-CongratuIations.

Sorry, but I have to run. I need to

get changed for my shift.

We'II stand guard untiI

the bitter end.

My Iove for you hasn't changed;

it has onIy grown stronger.

I so hope you feeI the same way

about me-

even though I'm not the man

I was when we got married.

The war has taken its toII.

But I wiII try my best-

and I truIy beIieve

we can stiII have a good Iife-

and the son we have hoped for

so Iong.

I kiss you everywhere.

Yours; Lasse.

KARELIAN ISTHMUS; 5 September 1 944

I heard the Soviets have

kept firing at us-

even though the armistice

was decIared yesterday.

And I've made my decision.

-What's that?

I've had enough of dying.

I'm going to study medicine.

No more corpses for me,

if onIy I can avoid it.

I have two more Ietters here.

Got here just in time before

we hit the road.

Mona!

-Thanks.

Anita!

My mother sure wiII be happy

to have me back home.

The poor woman's been

Iooking after the farm on her own.

What does it say?

Who is it from?

My father.

Anna is dead.

I have to go.

The horses are waiting.

I came as soon as I heard.

We'II have to Ieave the farm and go

to stay with reIatives in HeIsinki.

Such are the terms of the armistice.

Home; 26 September 1 944

The Soviets gave Finland eight days

to evacuate the headland of Porkkala.

Luckily a good number of Lottas and

soldiers came to help us move.

We couldn't have done it

without them.

Mother and Father are desolate;

because the lease for a Soviet-

naval base is for 50 years;

and they will not live to see the day-

when we will get back home.

l probably will not either.

Goodbye; sweet home.

PorkkaIa, Moisio

Out you go; Anna.

This is Mummy's home.

We didn't have to wait 50 years.

-And we didn't fight for nothing.

Her name is Lotta.

The Finnish Lotta Svard Organization

was the world's largest women's

voluntary auxiliary organization.

At its height it included over

240 000 volunteers.

Under the terms of the interim

peace treaty with the Soviet Union-

the Finnish government disbanded

the organization on 23 November 1 944.

This film has been supported by

the Lotta Svard Foundation.

SubtitIes:
Susan Heiskanen

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