List of military corps — List of Finnish corps in the Winter War
This is a list of Finnish Army corps that existed during the Winter War.
- I Corps - formed February 19, 1940
- II Corps
- III Corps
- IV Corps
- Swedish Volunteer Corps - Svenska Frivilligkåren, arrived in 1940
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