high mortality rate of prisoners of war had objective issues, such as huge territory losses in the beginning of the war and high number of POWs. There were shortages of food and medicine, and POWs had to work exhausting duties in labor camps. Furthermore, medical treatment was of a very low standard. However, overall the treatment of Finnish POWs was humane being war time. Aftermath In 1992 a memorial monument was established at Cherepovets cemetery, where Finnish POWs were buried. See also Soviet prisoners of war in Finland References External links Soviet prisoners of war in Finland (in Russian) Finnish prisoners of war Military history of Finland during World War II Finnish Continuation War Winter War Unfree labor in the Soviet Union Finland–Soviet Union relations