List of military divisions — List of Finnish divisions in the Continuation War
This is a list of Finnish divisions that existed during the Continuation War, 1941 - 1944.
- 1st Division
- 2nd Division
- 3rd Division
- 4th Division
- 5th Division
- 6th Division - formed the 12th Brigade in 1942, reformed as 6th Division in 1943
- 7th Division
- 8th Division
- 10th Division
- 11th Division
- 12th Division - formed 3rd Brigade in 1941
- 14th Division
- 15th Division
- 17th Division
- 18th Division
- 19th Division - disbanded in 1942
- Finnish Armoured Division - formed in 1942
- Division J - formed in August 1941, disbanded in August 1942
- 1st Coast Division - a Naval Forces unit, formed in July 1944
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