21 June 1941
Discussing with leaders of the political parties, President Ryti says that he believes war will start on the 23rd of June.
In Helsinki, Finnish Army's blood donors are asked to register their current address and phone number to the blood bank.
German General of the Infantry Waldemar Erfurth laying a wreath to a memorial of German soldiers killed in the Finnish Civil War of 1918. (Helsinki)
The inscription reads:
Den in Kampf um Helsingfors im April 1918 gefallenen Deutschen
Helden Errichtete dieses Denkmal die dankbare Stadt