The Viena expedition (Finnish: Vienan retkikunta, Swedish: Vienaexpeditionen) was the military expedition in March 1918 by Finnish volunteer forces in order to annex White Karelia (Vienan Karjala) from Russia. It was one of the many "kinship wars" (Heimosodat) fought near the newly independent Finland during the Russian Civil War.
The Viena expedition (Finnish: Vienan retkikunta, Swedish: Vienaexpeditionen) was the military expedition in March 1918 by Finnish volunteer forces in order to annex White Karelia (Vienan Karjala) from Russia. It was one of the many "kinship wars" (Heimosodat) fought near the newly independent Finland during the Russian Civil War.
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