read ▁the ▁type written ▁draft s ▁of ▁his ▁mem oir s . ▁He ▁was ▁almost ▁totally ▁silent ▁about ▁his ▁private ▁life , ▁and ▁focused ▁instead ▁on ▁Finland ' s ▁history , ▁especially ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁When ▁M anner heim ▁suffered ▁a ▁fatal ▁bow el ▁obst ruction ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁his ▁mem oir s ▁were ▁not ▁yet ▁in ▁their ▁finished ▁form . ▁They ▁were ▁published ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁M anner heim ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁( 2 8 ▁January ▁Finland ▁time ), ▁in ▁the ▁Cant onal ▁Hospital ▁in ▁La us anne ▁( ; ▁modern ▁La us anne ▁University ▁Hospital ), ▁Switzerland . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁in ▁the ▁H iet ani emi ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Hels ink i ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁fun eral ▁with ▁full ▁military ▁hon ours . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Today , ▁M anner heim ▁retain s ▁respect ▁as ▁Finland ' s ▁greatest ▁states man . ▁This ▁may ▁be ▁partly ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁ref us al ▁to ▁enter ▁part isan ▁politics ▁( although ▁his ▁sympath ies ▁were ▁more ▁right - wing ▁than ▁left - wing ), ▁his ▁claim ▁always ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁father land ▁without ▁self ish ▁mot ives , ▁his ▁personal ▁courage ▁in ▁visit ing ▁the ▁front lines , ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁work ▁dil ig ently ▁into ▁his ▁late ▁sevent ies , ▁and ▁his ▁foreign ▁political ▁f ars