Ps.221-12 on postwar manoeuvres around Parola, Finland. Picture via Erkki Käkelä.

Finland bought 15 of these tanks from Germany in August of 1944. They all arrived to late to be used against the Soviets and despite beeing transported north during The Lappland War they never saw any action.

This tank is in it's post-war configuration featuring a strange never-used paint-scheme.

These pictures are taken in the summer of 2011 by Mr. Johnny Pedersen in Mikkeli, Finland. Photo copyrighted © by Mr. Johnny Pedersen. All rights reserved. Used with permission.