▁outside ▁the ▁city ▁( in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁ling ering ▁controvers y ▁over ▁M anner heim ' s ▁Civil ▁War ▁role ). ▁Other ▁stat ues , ▁for ▁examples , ▁were ▁ere cted ▁in ▁Mik k eli ▁and ▁La ht i . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁M anner heim ▁was ▁voted ▁the ▁greatest ▁Finn ish ▁person ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Su ure t ▁su om al ais et ▁( Gre at ▁Fin ns ) ▁contest . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁at ▁least ▁five ▁different ▁Finn ish ▁post age ▁st amps ▁or ▁stamp ▁series ▁were ▁issued ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁M anner heim ; ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁hon oured ▁M anner heim ▁as ▁the ▁" L iber ator ▁of ▁Finland " ▁with ▁regular ▁first - class ▁en velope ▁domestic ▁and ▁international ▁st amps ▁( at ▁the ▁time ▁four ▁c ents ▁and ▁eight ▁c ents ▁respectively ) ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁Champions ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁series ▁that ▁included ▁other ▁notable ▁figures ▁such ▁as ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ▁and ▁Simon ▁Boliv ar . ▁ ▁Military ▁ranks ▁ ▁R anks ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Russian ▁Army ▁▁ 1 8 8 8 : ▁Non - comm ission ed ▁officer ▁▁ 1 8 8 9 : ▁Cor net ▁▁ 1 8 9 1 : ▁Cor net ▁of ▁the ▁Guard ▁▁ 1 8 9 3 : ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁the ▁Guard ▁▁ 1 9 0 2 : ▁Captain ▁of