Natsi-Saksa ja Suomi

★ 9.0•2022•1 Seasons•ANIME

Documentary

A four-part history series examines relations between Nazi Germany and Finland in the 1930s and 1940s. The series explores how the close relationship between Finland and Germany was born and developed, and what was known in Finland about the Holocaust, the mass extermination of the Jews at a time when the countries were at war together. Through archives and expert interviews, it explores how close Finns were to the Nazi German leadership.

Top Cast

Kai Byman

Narrator (voice)

Oula Silvennoinen

Self

Hannu Sokala

Self

Markku Jokisipilä

Self

Juha Hurme

Self

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Episodes

Season:

1. Hitler's Pets

27m

The arrival of Nazi German leader Adolf Hitler to Mannerheim's birthday party 80 years ago was a media event of its time in Finland. Hitler had a special place in his heart for Finns, ambassadors' reports reveal.

Aired: 8/29/2022

2. The Lesser Evil

28m

Germany became an important partner for Finland in 1918, when Germany sent soldiers to support the Whites led by Mannerheim in the civil war. In June 1941, Finland invaded the Soviet Union together with Germany.