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Matt Roper on the Russian border in Finland

Memories of last time Red Army invaded still haunt families living on the Russian border

Ever since she was a child, the framed picture has hung on the wall of her ­remote wood house, nestled in a clearing among snow-covered fields and dense forest.

Since it was taken Helli Koskimies, now 86, has grown up, got married and had children and grandchildren.

But the photo – showing the ­flattened ruins of a brick building with just the chimney standing – remains in the same spot, overlooking her kitchen.

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