01 / Overview
Lapland War
Date
1944–1945
Type
interstate war
Duration
7 months 12 days
Participants
Weapon System
Outcome
decisive victory b
Parent War
02 / Sides
Belligerents 2 participants
03 / Weapons & Equipment · 10 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
ORIGIN · COUNTRY
Finland 9 %90 ORIGIN · COMPANY
Total 10 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 8 years all equipment
Germany 8 years avg. age
SIDE B 8 years avg. age
Weapons & Equipment10systems
Country
CATEGORY
M/39Bolt-Action Rifles76Lahti L-35Pistols75Suomi KP/-31Machine Pistols73M27 Infantry RifleBolt-Action Rifles697,62 ITKK 31 VKTGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)6620 ITK 40 VKTAnti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)58Lahti L-39Sniper Rifles56Fokker C.XGround Attack / CAS Aircraft43Lahti-Saloranta M/26Light Machine Guns (LMG/SAW)37VL MyrskyAir Superiority Fighters32
Suomi KP/-31Machine Pistols73M/39Bolt-Action Rifles76Suomi KP/-31Machine Pistols73
Suomi KP/-31Machine Pistols73Each system appears only once in the list.
1M/39Bolt-Action Rifles76MASS2Lahti L-35Pistols75MASS3Suomi KP/-31Machine Pistols73MASS4M27 Infantry RifleBolt-Action Rifles69MASS57,62 ITKK 31 VKTGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)66MASS620 ITK 40 VKTAnti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)58MASS7Lahti L-39Sniper Rifles56MASS8Fokker C.XGround Attack / CAS Aircraft43MASS9Lahti-Saloranta M/26Light Machine Guns (LMG/SAW)37MASS10VL MyrskyAir Superiority Fighters32MASS
04 / Outcomes
Outcome & Human Cost
Decisive Victory — Side B
FIRST DEFENSE DEALS AFTER WAR 20 deals
United States 
Syria 
Spain 
Indonesia 
France 
Italy 
Kingdom of the Netherlands 
Portugal 📚 Sources
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
- Correlates of War (CoW) project
- Official archives and academic literature