André Swanström
Biographic Data
| ID | 4427466 |
|---|---|
| NAME | André Swanström |
| GIVEN NAMES | André |
| FAMILY NAME | Swanström |
| SIGNATURE | SWANSTRÖM A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Åbo Akademi University |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-2540-6060 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ordinary Men or Ideological Executioners: Finnish SS Volunteers and the Atrocities on the Eastern Front
In 1941, approximately twelve hundred Finns volunteered for the Waffen-SS. They were placed in the multinational Wiking division. Some Finnish volunteers participated in mass executions and other atrocities. This article examines in depth the motivations and ideological influences behind the atrocities that Finnish SS volunteers perpetrated during the Holocaust. To this end, it examines and applies to this case study Christopher Browning’s “Ordin…
Last Jews in Hämeenlinna, 1889–1918: A community fades away
Around a hundred years ago there was a tiny Jewish community in Hämeenlinna, a small provincial capital in Finland. The dissolution of the Hämeenlinna Jewish community has become shrouded in mystery. Some amateur historians have even suggested that the last members of the Jewish community were shot by Russian soldiers in 1914. What happened to the last Jews of Hämeenlinna, and what were the reasons behind the historical process that led to the di…
Ivan Baruch Kutisker in Finland
Ivan Baruch Kutisker was a Lithuanian Jewish businessman who became a prominent symbol of Nazi propaganda and antisemitism in the Weimar Republic. Before Kutisker came to Germany he had a brief engagement as the Finnish government representative to Soviet Russia. This article contributes to the research on Kutisker as well as to the research on antisemitism in Finland. Ivan Kutisker’s sojourn in Finland has been an unknown chapter in his life. Ku…
Ordinary Men or Ideological Executioners: Finnish SS Volunteers and the Atrocities on the Eastern Front
In 1941, approximately twelve hundred Finns volunteered for the Waffen-SS. They were placed in the multinational Wiking division. Some Finnish volunteers participated in mass executions and other atrocities. This article examines in depth the motivations and ideological influences behind the atrocities that Finnish SS volunteers perpetrated during the Holocaust. To this end, it examines and applies to this case study Christopher Browning’s “Ordin…
Ivan Baruch Kutisker in Finland
Ivan Baruch Kutisker was a Lithuanian Jewish businessman who became a prominent symbol of Nazi propaganda and antisemitism in the Weimar Republic. Before Kutisker came to Germany he had a brief engagement as the Finnish government representative to Soviet Russia. This article contributes to the research on Kutisker as well as to the research on antisemitism in Finland. Ivan Kutisker’s sojourn in Finland has been an unknown chapter in his life. Ku…
Last Jews in Hämeenlinna, 1889–1918: A community fades away
Around a hundred years ago there was a tiny Jewish community in Hämeenlinna, a small provincial capital in Finland. The dissolution of the Hämeenlinna Jewish community has become shrouded in mystery. Some amateur historians have even suggested that the last members of the Jewish community were shot by Russian soldiers in 1914. What happened to the last Jews of Hämeenlinna, and what were the reasons behind the historical process that led to the di…
Ordinary Men or Ideological Executioners: Finnish SS Volunteers and the Atrocities on the Eastern Front
In 1941, approximately twelve hundred Finns volunteered for the Waffen-SS. They were placed in the multinational Wiking division. Some Finnish volunteers participated in mass executions and other atrocities. This article examines in depth the motivations and ideological influences behind the atrocities that Finnish SS volunteers perpetrated during the Holocaust. To this end, it examines and applies to this case study Christopher Browning’s “Ordin…
Political science (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · History (2 works) · Judaism (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Amateur (1 works) · Antisemitism (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works)