Simo "Simuna" Häyhä was a Finnish sniper who earned the ominous nickname, "The White Death". He's credited as one of the most accurate snipers of all time with a reported 500+ kills under his ...

Nicknamed The White Death, Häyhä was a prime target for the Soviets, who struck him with mortars and heavy artillery to halt his killing spree. Photo / Finnish Military Archives Standing at just ...

But over a decade before his birth, his beloved Red Army was terrorized by a single Finnish sniper - believed to be deadliest ever and dubbed "The White Death". Simo Hayha shot dead over 500 ...

Finnish writer-director Toni Kurkimaki is developing Häyhä, a war drama telling the story of Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä. Set against the backdrop of the unbroken Kollaa frontline, the film will ...

EXCLUSIVE: Jarkko Lahti will lead The White Death as Simo Häyhä, the Finnish sniper who is believed to have killed over 500 enemy soldiers in 98 days in the 1940 Winter War between Finland and ...

Among its most notable soldiers was the acclaimed sniper Simo Hayha. Although the Soviets referred to Simo as The White Death, the Finnish nicknamed him the Magic Shooter. But although the Finland ...

The competition’s namesake, sometimes referred to as his nickname, “The White Death,” was a Finnish military sniper in World War II, during the Winter War against the then, Soviet Union.