The Finnish Guard made a unique journey to the Balkans during the war 1877-1878. The Guard participated in a battle at the village of Gorni Dubnik and marched over the Balkan Mountains in terrible winter weather. The heroic feat of the Guard has been admired for more than a century, but what did the reality look like? Author Sabira Stahlberg has for several years travelled in the Balkans and researched the adventures of the Finnish Guard. The book is a rich description of a time in history, which changed the life of millions, and the meeting of people from the North with a completely different world.
Keywords: Finland, Bulgaria, Romania, War History, History, Finnish Guard