Data
Name: Heimosodat
Type: Event
Start: 1918 AD
End: 1921 AD
Parent: Russian Civil War
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Heimosodat
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Were a series of expeditions into Russian territories inhabitated by Finnish peoples during the Russian Civil War. The aim of the expeditions was either the independence of these territories or their annexion to Finland.
Chronology
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1. Viena expedition
Was a military expedition in March 1918 by Finnish volunteer forces to annex White Karelia from Soviet Russia.
2. Petsamo expeditions
Were two military expeditions in May 1918 and in April 1920 by Finnish civilian volunteers, to annex Petsamo (Russian: Pechenga) from Bolshevist Russia.
3. Aunus expedition
Was an attempt by Finnish volunteers to occupy parts of East Karelia in 1919, during the Russian Civil War.
4. Revolt of the Ingrian Finns
A secessionist rebellion in the region of Ingria during the Russian Civil War.
5. Secession of Olonets
Was the secession of the Olonets Government of Southern Karelia, a short-lived state that existed in 1920 in South Karelia, modern-day Finland, during the Russian Civil War.
6. East Karelian uprising
Was an attempt by a group of East Karelian separatists to gain independence from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. They were aided by a number of Finnish volunteers.
