, ▁their ▁second ▁title ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁finished ▁either ▁first ▁or ▁second . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Green land ic ▁Men ' s ▁Football ▁Championship ▁seasons ▁Foot ▁Green ▁Green <0x0A> </s> ▁Battle ▁of ▁V ark aus ▁was ▁a ▁battle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Finn ish ▁Civil ▁War , ▁fought ▁ 1 9 – 2 1 ▁February ▁between ▁the ▁Wh ites ▁and ▁the ▁Red s ▁in ▁V ark aus , ▁Le pp ä vir ta . ▁The ▁victory ▁was ▁important ▁for ▁the ▁Wh ites , ▁all ▁of ▁Northern ▁Finland ▁was ▁now ▁under ▁their ▁control . ▁The ▁battle ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁of ▁its ▁blo ody ▁after math ▁as ▁the ▁Wh ites ▁executed ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 ▁surrender ed ▁Red s . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁V ark aus ▁was ▁an ▁industrial ▁community ▁of ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁Le pp ä vir ta ▁municipality ▁of ▁Ku op io ▁Province . ▁The ▁local ▁Red ▁Guard ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁During ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁November ▁general ▁strike ▁the ▁guard ▁took ▁V ark aus ▁under ▁its ▁control . ▁As ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁late ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁front line ▁soon ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁Finland ▁and ▁V ark aus ▁became ▁the ▁last ▁remaining ▁Red ▁spot ▁behind ▁the ▁White ▁lines . ▁The ▁Wh ites ▁made ▁their ▁first ▁attempt ▁to ▁take ▁V ark aus