Lapland Group

The Lapland Group was a formation of the Finnish Army during the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union. The group was formed on 13 December 1939 from troops of the North Finland Group. The group was placed under the command of Major General Kurt Martti Wallenius and had its headquarters at Rovaniemi. The forces took part in the Battle of Salla and the Battle of Petsamo.

Order of battle

Osasto Roininen was located at Salla and consisted of the following forces:

Separate Battalion 26
Separate Battalion 17
Infantry Regiment 40
Two battalions of the "Replacement Brigade" VII/KT-Pr and IX/KT-Pr
One artillery battery

At the end of February 1940, the troops around Salla were replaced by the Swedish volunteers of the Stridsgruppen SFK
Osasto Pennanen which was located in Petsamo consisted of the following forces:

10th Separate Company
11th Separate Company
3rd Company
5th Separate Battery
Reconnaissance Detachment 11