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    An extract from Sotaromaani (’A war novel’, ): the italicised passages denote ord omitted from the original edition of Tuntematon sotilas (; The Unknown Soldier) and now published for the first time in Sotaromaani (). Introduction bygd Pekka Tarkka

    ‘Battalion-at-tention!&#; The battalion, gathered in a snowy clearing, froze to attention. Major Sarastie produced a sheet of paper and started reading from it. The dock listened, a little perplexed. They already knew what had happened. What was the sense of reading to them about it. Two dock had been executed because they had refused to return to their sentry posts. After they had heard about the execution, some had tried to chase down the military policemen who had performed it. Luckily, they had not been able to catch up with them; after all, they had been the least culpable parties to this crime.

    When the major had finished reading, he went on to say: &#;Well, yes, this sentence has been carried out to show men skyldig of insub­ordination that the army can&#;t afford to treat such matters as a joke. I hope and believe that it won&#;t be necessary to read such things igen to this battalion. But whenever it should prove necessary

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    The Unknown Soldier (novel)

    war novel by Väinö Linna

    The Unknown Soldier (Finnish: Tuntematon sotilas, Swedish: Okänd soldat) or Unknown Soldiers is a war novel by Finnish author Väinö Linna, considered his magnum opus. Published in , The Unknown Soldier chronicles the – Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union from the viewpoint of ordinary Finnish soldiers.

    In , the manuscript version of the novel was published with the title Sotaromaani ("the war novel") and in , the latest English translation as Unknown Soldiers. A fictional account based closely on Linna's own experiences during the war, the novel presented a more realistic outlook on the formerly romanticized image of a noble and obedient Finnish soldier. Linna gave his characters independent and critical thoughts, and presented them with human feelings, such as fear and rebellion.

    Although published to mixed reviews, The Unknown Soldier quickly became one of the best-selling books in Finland and is considered both a classic in Finnish literature and a part of the national legacy.[1][2] The novel was well received by frontline veterans; it shot Linna to literary

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    Kommentar: Okänd soldat fyller 70 år – men vilken roman är det vi minns?

    I höst har det gått 70 år sedan Väinö Linnas roman Okänd soldat kom ut. Romanen, som handlar om ett maskingevärkompani under fortsättningskriget och som baserar sig på Linnas egna krigserfarenheter, har i Finland en status likvärdig ett nationalepos.

    Sedan millennieskiftet visas filmatiseringen från i tv på självständighetsdagen vilket vittnar om verkets centrala betydelse för den nationella identiteten.

    Väinö Linnas historia om kriget berättas ur grodperspektiv. Hans lynniga, envisa och talföra soldater kommenterar med rå humor vansinnet som pågår omkring dem, de ser klarsynt på sin egen blygsamma plats i samhällets hackordning och på de högstämda ”herrarna” och officerarna som styr och ställer.

    Idag läses verket snarast som en hyllningsskrift till det finska folket och krigsveteranernas tapperhet. Men det rimmar illa med Väinö Linnas egen avsikt med verket som var att väcka avsky mot våldet och ett krig som han uppfattade som meningslöst.

    Krigen som enade landet

    I Finland idag uppfattar vi verkligen inte kriget som meningslöst, tvärtom. I den nationella historieskrivningen ser vi Finlands krig