Memorial of Lehtovaara

At the start of the Winter War the main forces of the 163rd Division of the Red Army mounted a surprise attacked on Suomussalmi via Lehtovaara in Juntusranta. A patrol sent by a small group (44 men) of Finnish soldiers stationed at Juntusranta village ran into the full brunt of the Soviet attack at this location.

The text on the monument reads:
“The first shots of the Winter War were fired at this spot on 30th November 1939. Wilderness comrades-in-arms”

The monument was erected in 1963.