A photograph of the Finnish Roma war veteran’s war memorial, commemorating the Romani people who fought for the country in various conflicts through the 20th century, on Finnish Independence Day (Finnish: itsenäisyyspäivä, Swedish: självständighetsdagen), celebrated 6th December, to mark independence from the Russian Empire in 1917.
The Memorial to the Finnish Roma Veterans
unknown | The Memorial to the Finnish Roma Veterans | photograph | Finland | 2003 | rom_70022
Rights held by: Mertsi Ärling | Licensed under: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International | Provided by: Mertsi Ärling – Private Archive
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Rights held by: Mertsi Ärling | Licensed under: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International | Provided by: Mertsi Ärling – Private Archive
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original title
RomaWarMemorial
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2003
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- unknown (photographer) (Helsinki, Finland)
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rom_70022