Finnish WW2 Winter War medal 1939-40 for Foreigners with Kenttäarmeija clasp and swords
Unlike standard Finnish issues, this version features the Latin inscription on the reverse: "SUMMO IN PERICULO FAUTORIBUS ADIUTORIBUS FINLANDIA MEMOR" ("In Her Greatest Danger, Finland Remembers Her Defenders and Helpers").
Probably awarded to a Swedish soldier(found here in Sweden).
Excellent condition.
Magnetic, blackened metal.
Front shows a Finnish solider firing his rifle, region emblems, 1939/1940 and at the bottom a cross with traditional arm emblems. Reverse says "Summo in Periculo Fautoribus Adiutoribus Finlandia Memor" (Commemorating the defenders and helpers of Finland in her greatest danger).
With the LAPPI clasp and crossed swords.
Rare medal in a great condition!
This exact arrangement was issued to foreign volunteers (for example, members of the Svenska Frivilligkåren from Sweden, or volunteers from Norway, Denmark, the UK, etc.) who served directly in active Field Army combat formations during the 1939–1940 conflict.
The campaign bar "LAPPI" was awarded specifically to troops who served in the Lapland sector—making this exact combination (Foreigners' version + LAPPI clasp + swords) the quintessential, textbook award set given to a Swedish volunteer who saw active frontline combat in Northern Finland.
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