Lottery of Huruslahti

The Lottery of Huruslahti (Finnish: Huruslahden arpajaiset) was a massacre and alleged decimation that occurred in Varkaus, Finland in the Finnish Civil War. In it, approximately 90 Red (communist) prisoners were killed by the White (anti-communist) troops, after the Battle of Varkaus in 1918.

Lottery of Huruslahti

The Lottery of Huruslahti (Finnish: Huruslahden arpajaiset) was a massacre and alleged decimation that occurred in Varkaus, Finland in the Finnish Civil War. In it, approximately 90 Red (communist) prisoners were killed by the White (anti-communist) troops, after the Battle of Varkaus in 1918.