Hanko 1941-1944
A webpage about the ongoing multidisciplinary Conflict- and Battlefield Archaeology research project ”Hanko 1941-1944”.
The project surveys, documents and excavates remains from the Second World War in Hanko S. Finland .
All photos copyright Hanko 1941-1944 .
Extensive WW2 Battlefield Archaeology excavations of the Hanko front planned for 2025!
- May 26th to 30th 2025 we will excavate the front lines of the battles of 1941 in the surroundings of the Hanko Front Museum. The excavations with schools will continue for two weeks from the 1st-5th and 8th-12th of September. Swedish speaking schoolchildren can participate for free in the excavations thanks to a grant from Thure Galléns stiftelse.
- The scientific work ”on site” in 2025 will be led by PhD Jan Fast and Hanko 1941 team members MA Elisa Melasniemi and archaeology student Jemina Rajamäki.
- Please send us a letter of interest to [email protected] if you think your school would be interested in spending a day as a conflict archaeologist!
Academic works
The authors are responsible for the contents in their respective works and the texts do not necessary represent the views or general research results of the ”Hanko 1941” project. Please feel free to contact the authors directly if you have ay questions or disagree with issues that are presented in the papers. Your input is valuable for the students and helps them to advance on their scientific journey.
"Tvärminnen vuoden 1941 venäläiset sotavainajat - Arkeologin etiikka hautakaivauksilla"
BA thesis about ethics and the conflict archaeology of war graves.
Elisa Melasniemi
Turku Open University 20.4.2020 (in Finnish)
Three Soldiers in a Shelter – The Conflict Archaeology of a Burnt Down Second World War Underground Structure on the Hanko Front
Fresh article by Jan Fast and Teemu Väisänen coming up soon!
"Bakom främsta linjen - Militärläger i Hangö från II:a världskriget som konfliktarkeologiska objekt"
BA thesis about the materiality of a DRK dumpsite inside the German WW2 transition camp on Cape Tulliniemi, Hanko S. Finland.
Fanny Fagerholm
Umeå Universitet 24.9.2019 (in Swedish)
Fantastic new webpage about ”Svenska Frivilligbatajonen” on the Hanko front
Scroll through over 900 pictures and other interesting archive material about the Swedish volunteer troops on the Hanko front!
Our team member Mr. Fredrik Creutz has started work on an extremely interesting new website with a massive amount of archive material about the battles on the Hanko front in 1941.
At this stage the focus is to try to identify the people in the pictures. The webpage will gradually include wartime diaries by Swedish soldiers as well as other interesting stuff!
Photo: Riksarkivet, Nils Östbergs arkiv, 4a Fotografier, Volym 1
