About

White Death Diary introduces you to the diary of Simo Häyhä. The diary was only discovered in 2018 from a Häyhä's relative's drawer. 

Contextualizing the diary with war-time photographs and memories allows you to learn of the war and humanity that were on full display on Kollaa.

You will also learn more  about Häyhä's own thoughts regarding life and war.

The site is meant to respect the humanity of the war in Kollaa. This means also keeping faithful to the original spirit with the translations from Finnish to English. The texts and thoughts vary from battle memories to more playful and personal letters.