sotamarsalkka

sota +‎ marsalkka

• IPA^(key): /ˈsotɑˌmɑrsɑlkːɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞t̪ɑ̝ˌmɑ̝rs̠ɑ̝lkːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrsɑlkːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): so‧ta‧mar‧salk‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): sota‧marsalk‧ka

sotamarsalkka

1. (military) field marshal

In the Finnish military, sotamarsalkka has been a strictly honorary title for at least as long as Finland has been independent, although some Finnish soldiers were sotamarsalkka (Swedish fältmarskalk) in the Swedish military under Swedish rule. As of 2025, the title of sotamarsalkka has only ever been bestowed upon a single person, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim in 1933 (who was later, in 1942, also given the title Suomen marsalkka, which 'outranks' the earlier title of sotamarsalkka).

• “sotamarsalkka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023