Funeral of P.E. Svinhufvud (1944)

Finnish President P. E. Svinhufvud with his daughter on the terrace of their country house in the 1930s.

View of a part of a lake.

Svinhufvud fishing on the lake.

Svinhufvud shooting at a target with a gun in the forest.

Svinhufvud with a gun.

The national flag of Finland, lowered in mourning.

Mannerheim K. passes through the guard of honour, accompanied by officers, during Svinhufvud’s funeral in Luumäki in February 1944. Government representatives and military personnel enter the church.

The interior of the church during the memorial service.

General view of the upper part of the church.

Military personnel carry banners out of the church and carry them through the guard of honour.

Svinhufvud’s coffin being carried out of the church.

Svinhufvud’s widow passes through, accompanied by Finnish Prime Minister E. Linkomies.

Svinhufvud’s coffin is lowered into the grave.

Funeral wreath on Svinhufvud's grave.