Ruissalo in 1944

Lauri E. Kari photographed not only East Karelia and Åland, but also Ruissalo and other places around Turku.

Wood anemones (Anemonoides nemorosa). Ruissalo, May 1944. Photo: Lauri E. Kari.

Oak forest in Ruissalo, May 1944. Photo: Lauri E. Kari.

Ruissalo in the spring of 1944. Photo: Lauri E. Kari.

Turku airport was once planned to be located in Ruissalo, but the plan was never realized. Instead, the airport operated in Artukainen between 1935 and 1955. Photo: Lauri E. Kari.