Helsinki Commemorates Soviet Soldiers in Honor of the 80th Anniversary of Victory Day

Helsinki, May 9, 2025 – Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Finland Azamat Abdraimov laid flowers at the Monument to Soviet Soldiers, which was erected in Hanko in 1960.

During his speech, the Kazakh diplomat highlighted the vital role of the Kazakh people in achieving Victory in World War II, emphasizing the courage and heroism of hundreds of thousands of Kazakhstanis who fought on the fronts, as well as the invaluable work of home front workers who made a significant contribution to the overall victory.

The remains of 453 officers, soldiers and prisoners of war who died during the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-1940 and the World War II are buried in a mass grave in Hanko. In 1969, the monument to fallen Soviet soldiers in Hanko was awarded the international prize as the most beautiful outside the Soviet Union. In 2000, ten plaques with the names of 186 Soviet soldiers were engraved on granite stones.