Upcoming Film ‘Never Alone’ Looks at Finland’s Deportation of Jewish Refugees in World War II

While many are aware the nation aligned itself with Germany, as a way of bolstering its numbers against the Soviet Union, few know the Finnish government aided in the deportation of eight non-Finnish Jewish refugees. It centers around Stiller, a Finnish Jewish businessman who helped Jewish refugees during the country’s alliance with Germany in World War II. I found out it was only half true: we didn’t deport Finnish Jews, but we deported civilians who came here as refugees,” he shared.