epäelottomat
Epäelottomat, also known as "the hopeless ones" in English, is a term used in Finnish to describe a group of people who have experienced significant trauma or loss, often as a result of war, genocide, or other forms of violence. The term is often used to refer to the Finnish people who were affected by the Winter War (1939-1940) and the Continuation War (1941-1944) against the Soviet Union, as well as the Lapland War (1944-1945). These conflicts resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Finns and the displacement of many more. The term "epäelottomat" is also used more broadly to refer to any group of people who have experienced similar levels of trauma and loss.
The concept of epäelottomat is closely tied to the idea of national trauma, which is a term
The term "epäelottomat" is also used to describe the ongoing struggle of the Finnish people to come