Kun kansa nousee: Muistelmia ja kokemuksia Suomen vapaussodasta

A vivid first‑hand chronicle, this memoir plunges listeners into the fevered summer of 1917 when Finland teetered on the brink of chaos. From the crowded council chambers of Helsinki to the streets alive with strikes, rallies and the clamor of “svaboda,” the narrator captures the raw energy of a nation demanding its voice while ordinary citizens scramble to make sense of the upheaval.

The book follows the spontaneous birth of local guard units, the uneasy drills, the scramble for weapons, and the tense days of arrests and makeshift tribunals. Through personal anecdotes—ranging from the nervous anticipation of a young soldier’s first march to the uneasy camaraderie of comrades in hastily organized fire brigades—the author paints a textured picture of daily life under an ever‑shifting political sky. Listeners will hear the sounds of clattering boots, whispered hopes, and the relentless push toward a conflict that would reshape the country, all rendered with the immediacy of lived experience.