Contents

1 Introduction................................................................................................................................... 328

2 Evacuation of Finnish War Children.......................................................................................

3 Child Evacuations in Europe During WWII.................................................................................. 330

3.1 Great Britain......................................................................................................................... 331

3.2 France................................................................................................................................... 333

3.3 Germany............................................................................................................................... 334

3.4 The Soviet Union................................................................................................................. 335

4 Sick Finnish Children: A Local Case......................................................................................... 336

4.1 SurveyandAnalysisofMedicalRecords................................................................................. 337

4.2 The Medical Child................................................................................................................ 338

4.3 The Transported Child........................................................................................................ 340

4.4 An Agential Child Subject.................................................................................................. 342

4.5 A Local Case: Concluding Discussion................................................................................ 343

5 Conclusion..................................................................................................................................... 344

References............................................................................................................................................

Abstract

In Europe during World War II, evacuations of children without parents from war zones and war-affected areas were common. Evacuations required admin­istration and extensive logistics, and financial resources had to be obtained. Governments and government agencies were involved but their political aims and motivations differed. The following chapter examines the evacuation of Finnish war children to Sweden during World War II. It focuses on the sick Finnish war children whose evacuation and medical care in Sweden became a concern of the Swedish state. Based on an analysis of medical records, the construction of children and the state's role in the evacuations is discussed. A

K. Zetterqvist Nelson (*)

Department of Thematic Studies - Child Studies, Linkiiping University, Linkiiping, Sweden e-mail: karin.zetterqvist.nelson@liu.se

© Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2017

C. Harker et al. (eds.), Conflict, Violence and Peace, Geographies of Children and

YoungPeople 11, DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-038-4_19 historical perspective on evacuations of war children during WWII offers an opportunity to reflect on the current situation of unaccompanied refugee children and their arrival to European countries today.

Keywords

Europe, child evacuation in • Finnish war children, evacuation of • France, child evacuation in • Germany, child evacuation in • Great Britain, child evacuation in • Soviet Union, child evacuation in • War child • Europe, evacuation in • Finnish war children • France, evacuation in • Germany, evacuation in • Great Britain, evacuation in • Soviet Union, evacuation in • World War Two • Child evacuation in Europe

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