Finnischer Krieger, Sepulchral monument in Binz, Germany

The Finnischer Krieger is a protected grave in the Granitz forest south of a forest path from Kreuzeiche to Binz. It consists of a stone topped with an ornate metal shield inscribed "Hier ruht ein Finnischer Krieger". The grave mound is bordered by natural stones, and an information board was added nearby in the 21st century.

The grave dates from the winter of 1806/1807, when Finnish soldiers serving in the Swedish army were quartered in the Granitz after fighting French troops in the Fourth Coalition War. One soldier fell ill during the withdrawal, returned to the Dolge farm and died there. He was buried near the farm wrapped in linen sheets on a straw bundle, as no coffin was available in the village.

The grave mound is edged with natural stones, and the metal shield on the stone reads "Hier ruht ein Finnischer Krieger". A nearby information board, put up in the 21st century, recounts the soldier's story for visitors walking the forest path from Kreuzeiche to Binz.

The grave lies in the Granitz forest, south of the forest path running from the Kreuzeiche to Binz, within Binz's boundary. It is reached on foot along forest tracks; an information board put up in the 21st century beside the grave explains its story.

The soldier was buried without a coffin, laid on a bundle of straw and wrapped in linen sheets, with his head resting on shrub wood. A metal shield on the stone reads "Hier ruht ein Finnischer Krieger".