85 Years Since the Sinking of the Armoured Ship Ilmarinen

Docent and historian Ville Jalovaara presents his work Ilmarinen 1941 - Operation Nordwind and Finland, published in January 2026.

Finland's naval flagship, the armoured ship Ilmarinen, sank after striking a mine off Utö on 13 September 1941. 271 men perished with the vessel, and the tragedy was kept secret under Mannerheim's orders until autumn 1945.

The event is in Finnish, lasts 1 hour 30 minutes and has free admission.