When the Soviet Union invaded Finland in the winter of 1939, one Finnish sniper truly distinguished himself. His name was ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. Simo Häyhä was born on December 17th 1917 in the farming town of Rautajärvi, Finland near the Soviet border. In ...

Lahti has spent a year preparing for the role, including training with a precision rifle to accurately portray Häyhä’s legendary marksmanship. Regarding his portrayal, Lahti recently said to Screen ...

The sniper with the all time highest number of kills, Hayha fought in one of the most overlooked theaters in WWII; the 1940 Winter war between Finland and the Soviet Union. With temperatures routinely ...