kansalaissota

Noun

 * 1) civil war, especially the Finnish Civil War fought in the spring of 1918

Usage notes
The continues to be a controversial issue among Finns. This is reflected by the fact that as of today there's no final agreement on the name of the conflict. Those who want to emphasize its nature as civil war prefer the term or more ideologically influenced names such as  ("Class War", used by Reds or their supporters),  ("Red Rebellion", used by Whites or their supporters) or. Others who emphasize the fact that in the beginning of the war there were still 40,000 Russian troops in the country despite the declaration of independence on December 6th, 1917, prefer the term. Also ("Finnish Civil War", or simply ),  ("War of Brothers"),  and  have their supporters among those who wish to take a "neutral" position. To learn more about this war, see Finnish Civil War in Wikipedia.