Battle of Oulu

Battle of Oulu
Part of Finnish Civil War

Photograph of Oulu following the battle
Date3 February 1918
Location
Result White victory
Belligerents
Finnish Whites Finnish Reds
Russian Garrison
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Tunzelman von Adlerflug
Hannes Ignatius
Vilho Nenonen
Lennart Lindgren
Antti Laukkanen
Yrjö Kallinen
Strength
Around 1,200 Whites Around 600 Reds
1,200 Russians
Casualties and losses
33 in total 26 Reds fell
1 Russian fell
500 Reds imprisoned
1,000 Russians imprisoned

The Battle of Oulu refers to a battle between the Whites and the Reds in the port city of Oulu during the Finnish Civil War. The battle took place on 3 February 1918.