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ASL, American Finnish Legion, consisted of mainly Finnish Americans as well as other US citizens, and many of them wore a black version of Finnish M/36 tunic.

Swedish volunteers of Svenska Frivilligkåren were often well equipped with their own clothing and gear, though a special field cap was issued to these volunteers as well.

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Ekul Enif

If memory serves, I believe a few dozen of the 200 or so Americans who arrived would see actual combat. And though he wasn't American, I believe Sir Christopher Lee also made it over to Finland and served as a volunteer for a few weeks, though he also never saw frontline combat