(Dr. Paavo, Professor at Turku University in Finland)]
Unsigned Press Photograph, by Orbis of Berlin,
showing him delivering a lecture on The Kalevala and the Finnish Life of the Spirit to the German-Finnish Society and the German Sibelius Society, as part of the 'Kalevala Celebration', seated in front of him are a string quartet, 7½ x 9, Nordic Society's Hall, Berlin, no date, c.
In the hope of recovering lands lost to Russia in 1939-1940, Finland joined Hitler in attacking Russia on 22nd June 1941. Initially successful, Finland was forced to sue for peace in 1944.