("Seppo" is a popular boy's name and the Finnish word for smith "seppä" is derived from it, or vice versa.)
Finnish coastal defence ship Ilmarinen | ''Ilmarinen'' | Ilmarinen |
The landing involved over 20 cargo ships, the two coastal defence ships Ilmarinen and Väinämöinen, as well as the three gunboats Uusimaa, Hämeenmaa and Karjala.
He served as naval artillery officer in World War II, and he was one of the survivors of the sinking of the Finnish Navy flagship, the coastal defence ship Ilmarinen in 1941.