THE FINNISH OLYMPIA
SIR,—In reading, in The Spectator of March 8th, the article " The Finland I Knew," the writer of which was I believe my comrade-in-arms in Russia towards the end of the Great War, I recalled many memories not only of Russia and Finland, but more especially of our two Finnish fellow prisoners in Bururki Prison, Moscow, and their courageous heroism and martyrdom. That, however, is not the reason for this letter, but the following, which is an extract from a letter which I have received recently from Helsinki: " Our frozen wall is still holding out in the East, and will continue to hold out, God willing. We are all filled with a joyous courage. It is an ardent struggle put up by the whole people. Each is conscious of his responsibilities, right up from the child of six or eight years old. Good qualities are emerging as never before. It is a huge contest, in which each has his role and his task: it is the Finnish Olympia."—
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