A red lantern was hoisted on top of this tower of Helsinki Workers' House, signaling the Revolution in the Civil War of 1918.
see: In the Finnish Civil War in 1918, the Reds made the building their headquarters, and the Germans who had come to the aid of the Whites and had conquered Helsinki, fired the Workers' House heavily. The tower and the Congress Hall were severely damaged and had to be rebuilt after the war. The Finnish Civil War concerned control and leadership of Finland, during its transition phase from a Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire to an independent state. The conflict, lasting from 27 January to 15 May 1918, formed a part of the national, political and social turmoil caused by World War I in Europe. The war was fought between the forces of the Social Democratic Party led by the People's Deputation of Finland, commonly called the "Reds", and the forces of the non-socialist, conservative-led Senate, commonly called the "Whites". The Reds—dominated by industrial and agrarian workers—were supported by the Russian Soviet Republic. The "Whites"—dominated by peasants and middle- and upper-class factions—received marked military assistance from the German Empire. The "Reds" were based in the towns and industrial centers of southern Finland, while the "Whites" controlled the more rural central and northern Finland. The "Whites" won the war, in which about 37,000 people died out of a population of 3 million. see:
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Location: Paasivuorenkatu 5, Helsinki, Finland, EU
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