ight ed ness ▁in ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁the ▁Soviet ▁invasion ▁of ▁Finland ▁years ▁before ▁it ▁occurred . ▁ ▁M anner heim ' s ▁birth day , ▁ 4 ▁June , ▁is ▁celebrated ▁as ▁Flag ▁Day ▁by ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Def ence ▁Forces . ▁This ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁government ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁his ▁ 7 5 th ▁birth day ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁granted ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁Finland . ▁Flag ▁Day ▁is ▁celebrated ▁with ▁a ▁national ▁para de , ▁and ▁re wards ▁and ▁prom ot ions ▁for ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁defence ▁forces . ▁The ▁life ▁and ▁times ▁of ▁M anner heim ▁are ▁mem orial ized ▁in ▁the ▁M anner heim ▁Museum . ▁The ▁most ▁prominent ▁bou lev ard ▁in ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁capital ▁was ▁renamed ▁M anner heim int ie ▁( M anner heim ▁Road ) ▁in ▁the ▁Marsh al ' s ▁honour ▁during ▁his ▁lifetime . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁land marks ▁across ▁Finland ▁honor ▁M anner heim , ▁including ▁most ▁fam ously ▁the ▁E quest rian ▁statue ▁located ▁on ▁Hels ink i ' s ▁M anner heim int ie ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁later - built ▁K ias ma ▁museum ▁of ▁modern ▁art . ▁Tur ku ' s ▁M anner heim ▁Park ▁includes ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁him . ▁T amp ere ' s ▁M anner heim ▁statue ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁vict orious ▁Civil ▁War ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Wh ites ▁was ▁eventually ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁forest ▁some ▁kilometres