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Hanko (häng`kō) or Hangö (häng`ö), city (1996 pop. 10,623), Southern Finland prov., SW Finland, at the tip of the Hanko peninsula on the Baltic Sea. A popular bathing resort and a manufacturing town, it is the most important winter port in Finland. It was leased to the Soviet Union for 30 years as a naval base after the Finnish-Russian War (1939–40). The USSR exchanged it for a 50-year lease on the Porkkala district in 1944; however, in 1956 the Soviet Union evacuated Porkkala. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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After many learning experiences over a three month period, including reverse-educating some very surprised bureaucrats at the government office who refused to accept his six-character hanko, he finally became the proud owner of his own Yugen Kaisha, registered as an Internet advertising business, in September 1999. Hanko has more than 20 years of Inventory Management and Supply Chain experience and has spent the past 10 years at Rite Aid. A note on the type of seal, hanko or inkan, needed. |
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