In spring 1919, Finland’s regent, Baron Gustaf Mannerheim, was awarded the title of doctor honoris causa in philosophy at the University of Helsinki. To commemorate this event, the Helsinki University ...

Eighty-five years ago, the ruling camarilla around Marshal Gustav Mannerheim invited Nazi Germany to garrison Finland and ...

The Finnish Embassy in China will host a roundtable discussion on former Finnish president Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim's trip to China from 1906 to 1908 on Sunday as part of the ­ongoing photo ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – A plaque commemorating Carl Mannerheim in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has been splashed with red paint, highlighting the controversy over the Finnish soldier and ...

The National Flag Day Parade began under sunny skies on Sunday afternoon on Helsinki's main thoroughfare, Mannerheimintie, named after the Marshal of Finland. The street is lined with spectators as ...

FINLAND may be described as a corner of Europe insulated through much of the year by ice. Historically, she was a prize and a battlefield for Sweden and Russia -- until the Germans replaced the Swedes ...

Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finland’s aging (78) President, left Helsinki for points west and south. Officially, he was traveling for his health (he is asthmatic). Unofficially, ...