{"id":1465,"date":"2026-07-30T16:33:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/?page_id=1465"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:33:56","slug":"military-medicine-finland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/index.php\/military-medicine-finland\/","title":{"rendered":"The Long Road Home \u2013 Museum of Military Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"        <main class=\"slm-landing slm-theme-en\" lang=\"en\">\n            <nav class=\"slm-language-switcher\" aria-label=\"Language selection\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/\" hreflang=\"fi\">FI<\/a><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/index.php\/deutsche-spuren-lahti-1918\/\" hreflang=\"de\">DE<\/a><a class=\"is-active\" href=\"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/index.php\/military-medicine-finland\/\" hreflang=\"en\">EN<\/a><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/index.php\/musee-medecine-militaire-lahti\/\" hreflang=\"fr\">FR<\/a><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/index.php\/militarmedicinska-museet-lahtis\/\" hreflang=\"sv\">SV<\/a><\/nav>\n            <section class=\"slm-hero\" style=\"--slm-hero-image:url('https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Museo.png')\">\n                <div class=\"slm-hero-overlay\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"slm-wrap slm-hero-content\">\n                    <p class=\"slm-kicker\">HENNALA \u00b7 LAHTI \u00b7 FINLAND<\/p>\n                    <h1>The Long Road<br>Home<\/h1>\n                    <p class=\"slm-lead\">From first aid at the front to evacuation, field hospitals and recovery \u2014 discover how military medicine turned survival into a system.<\/p>\n                    <p class=\"slm-location\">Museum of Military Medicine \u00b7 Historic Hennala Garrison<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"slm-actions\">\n                        <a class=\"slm-button slm-button-primary\" href=\"#story\">Discover the story<\/a>\n                        <a class=\"slm-button slm-button-ghost\" href=\"#visit\">Plan your visit<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section class=\"slm-facts\" aria-label=\"Key facts\">\n                <div class=\"slm-wrap slm-facts-grid\">\n                                            <div class=\"slm-fact\">\n                            <strong>240,000<\/strong>\n                            <span>Finnish military patients transported by hospital trains<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"slm-fact\">\n                            <strong>36<\/strong>\n                            <span>field hospitals prepared in autumn 1939<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"slm-fact\">\n                            <strong>19 June 1983<\/strong>\n                            <span>museum exhibition opened<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"slm-fact\">\n                            <strong>600+ m\u00b2<\/strong>\n                            <span>of exhibitions in two floors<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section class=\"slm-section slm-story\" id=\"story\">\n                <div class=\"slm-wrap slm-two-column\">\n                    <div class=\"slm-copy\">\n                        <p class=\"slm-eyebrow\">THE HUMAN CHAIN<\/p>\n                        <h2>How was a wounded soldier brought back from the front?<\/h2>\n                                                    <p>Survival depended on a chain of people and places: immediate first aid, a battalion aid post, an evacuation station, transport and a field hospital.<\/p>\n                                                    <p>Every transfer demanded speed, organisation and courage. The museum follows this journey through original equipment, reconstructed environments, photographs and personal stories.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"slm-media-card\">\n                        <div class=\"slm-video\" aria-label=\"Virtual tour of the Museum of Military Medicine\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Koe Sotilasl\u00e4\u00e4ketieteenmuseo oppaan kanssa 360-videona\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lsvNEoSjdoo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>                        <p>Take a first look at the museum through the guided 360\u00b0 tour.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section class=\"slm-section slm-highlight\">\n                <div class=\"slm-wrap slm-image-copy\">\n                    <figure class=\"slm-image-panel\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sairasjuna-25910.jpg\" alt=\"Military medical care and hospital transport in wartime Finland\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n                    <div class=\"slm-copy\">\n                        <p class=\"slm-eyebrow\">A NATION IN MOTION<\/p>\n                        <h2>Hospital trains carried the war away from the front<\/h2>\n                                                    <p>At the height of the wars, up to ten hospital trains could move 300\u2013400 wounded patients at a time. Altogether, approximately 240,000 Finnish military patients travelled in medical transports by rail.<\/p>\n                                                    <p>The trains connected field hospitals with safer treatment centres in the home region \u2014 a moving part of a much larger medical network.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section class=\"slm-section slm-timeline-section\">\n                <div class=\"slm-wrap\">\n                    <p class=\"slm-eyebrow\">FROM FRONT LINE TO RECOVERY<\/p>\n                    <h2>The route of the wounded<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"slm-timeline\">\n                                                    <article class=\"slm-timeline-item\">\n                                <span class=\"slm-number\">01<\/span>\n                                <p class=\"slm-date\">MINUTES<\/p>\n                                <h3>First aid<\/h3>\n                                <p>Bleeding was stopped, wounds were bandaged and pain relief was given as close to the fighting as possible.<\/p>\n                            <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"slm-timeline-item\">\n                                <span class=\"slm-number\">02<\/span>\n                                <p class=\"slm-date\">HOURS<\/p>\n                                <h3>Evacuation station<\/h3>\n                                <p>The patient was checked, stabilised and prepared for the fastest possible onward transport.<\/p>\n                            <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"slm-timeline-item\">\n                                <span class=\"slm-number\">03<\/span>\n                                <p class=\"slm-date\">DAYS<\/p>\n                                <h3>Field hospital<\/h3>\n                                <p>Surgery, transfusions, fracture treatment and nursing continued under demanding conditions.<\/p>\n                            <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"slm-timeline-item\">\n                                <span class=\"slm-number\">04<\/span>\n                                <p class=\"slm-date\">WEEKS OR MONTHS<\/p>\n                                <h3>Recovery and return<\/h3>\n                                <p>Treatment continued in military and civilian hospitals, followed by rehabilitation and the long road home.<\/p>\n                            <\/article>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section class=\"slm-section slm-museum-section\">\n                <div class=\"slm-wrap slm-image-copy slm-image-copy-reverse\">\n                    <div class=\"slm-copy\">\n                        <p class=\"slm-eyebrow\">THE MUSEUM<\/p>\n                        <h2>War leaves wounds. Medicine leaves a chance to survive.<\/h2>\n                                                    <p>The Museum of Military Medicine is housed in a protected red-brick building in Hennala, a historic garrison area in Lahti.<\/p>\n                                                    <p>Its exhibitions connect instruments and systems with the people who used them: medics, nurses, doctors, drivers, patients and families waiting at home.<\/p>\n                                                <div class=\"slm-tag-row\">\n                            <span>First aid<\/span><span>Evacuation<\/span><span>Field hospitals<\/span><span>Human stories<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <figure class=\"slm-image-panel\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20220618_123821-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Finnish military medical personnel and transport\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section class=\"slm-section slm-exhibitions\">\n                <div class=\"slm-wrap\">\n                    <p class=\"slm-eyebrow\">EXHIBITIONS<\/p>\n                    <h2>What will you discover?<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"slm-card-grid\">\n                                                    <article class=\"slm-card\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/laivastoa-20220704_121336.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">                                <div class=\"slm-card-body\">\n                                    <h3>Military medicine<\/h3>\n                                    <p>Instruments, equipment, protection, transport and medical practices from war and peacetime.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"slm-card\">\n                                                                <div class=\"slm-card-body\">\n                                    <h3>Winter and Continuation Wars<\/h3>\n                                    <p>Field hospitals, medical companies, hospital trains, women\u2019s work and the home front.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/article>\n                                                    <article class=\"slm-card\">\n                                                                <div class=\"slm-card-body\">\n                                    <h3>Hennala and Lahti<\/h3>\n                                    <p>The garrison, the events of 1918 and the changing role of this historic site.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/article>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section class=\"slm-section slm-visit\" id=\"visit\">\n                <div class=\"slm-wrap\">\n                    <p class=\"slm-eyebrow\">YOUR VISIT<\/p>\n                    <h2>Plan your visit to Hennala<\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"slm-visit-grid\">\n                        <div class=\"slm-visit-box\">\n                            <h3>Opening hours 2026<\/h3>\n                            <p><strong>11 July \u2013 6 September 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n                            <p>Saturday and Sunday<br>12:00\u201316:00<\/p>\n                            <p>Group visits are available by prior arrangement throughout the year.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"slm-visit-box\">\n                            <h3>Admission<\/h3>\n                            <p>Adults 10 \u20ac<\/p><p>Pensioners, students and unemployed visitors 7 \u20ac<\/p><p>Children aged 8\u201317: 5 \u20ac<\/p><p>Under 8s and war veterans: free admission<\/p><p>Groups of at least 10 people: 7 \u20ac per person<\/p>                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"slm-visit-box\">\n                            <h3>Museum<\/h3>\n                            <p>Helsingintie 199 B<br \/>\r\n15700 Lahti<br \/>\r\nFinland<\/p>\n                            <p><a href=\"tel:+358503092232\">+358 50 309 2232<\/a><br><a href=\"mailto:hennalaan@phnet.fi\">hennalaan@phnet.fi<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"slm-actions slm-actions-center\">\n                        <a class=\"slm-button slm-button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&#038;query=Sotilasl%C3%A4%C3%A4ketieteen+museo+Helsingintie+199+B+Lahti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open in Google Maps<\/a>\n                        <a class=\"slm-button slm-button-ghost\" href=\"mailto:hennalaan@phnet.fi\">Ask about a group visit<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section class=\"slm-final-cta\">\n                <div class=\"slm-wrap\">\n                    <p class=\"slm-eyebrow\">HISTORY WHERE IT HAPPENED<\/p>\n                    <h2>Stand inside the story of care, courage and survival.<\/h2>\n                    <p>Visit the Museum of Military Medicine in Hennala, Lahti.<\/p>\n                    <a class=\"slm-button slm-button-primary\" href=\"#visit\">Plan your visit<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n        <\/main>\n        \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1465","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/index.php\/author\/admin\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1465"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1474,"href":"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1465\/revisions\/1474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotilaslaaketieteenmuseo.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}