After the fiercest battles of the Continuation War in Gora in 1942, Juutilainen was transferred to the command of the JR 9 garrison, a position he served in during the station wars. As a regimental commandant, he had more than a year to be promoted to 7th Division Commandant. He served as the division's commandant for a year. After that, before returning to the field army, Juutilainen served from May 1944 as commander of the 31st Prisoner of War Company. The transfer to the platoon was due to "continued drunkenness and the beating of the commander in April 1944", according to the Punishment Diary of 7th Division officers; as he served as commandant of the division's headquarters, action and excitement were replaced by alcohol that was consumed in considerable quantities. He was known as a nervous and ferocious man, and didn't bow to anyone, he was even known to have shot at the foot of a subordinate when he gave impetus to his orders; but in the front line, he took care of his men, was fair and respected by his subordinates.