Event Viena expedition

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Was a military expedition in March 1918 by Finnish volunteer forces to annex White Karelia from Soviet Russia.

Chronology

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  • October 1918: In the end, the Finnish expedition in Kem failed due British efforts to prevent then German-aligned Finland from gaining access to the Murmansk railroad. The Finnish troops withdrew to Finland on 2 October.
  • April 1918: By 10 April, Malm's group had advanced as far as the coastal town of Kem on the White Sea but was unable to capture it.