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Porkkala (pôrk`kälä), small, strategic peninsula, Southern Finland prov., in the Gulf of Finland, near Helsinki. Under the Soviet-Finnish armistice of 1944, Finland leased this area to the USSR for 50 years, for use as a naval base. The USSR returned it to Finland in 1956. 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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Created after mobilization in a Gulf of Finland bottleneck between Nargen Island and Cape Porkkala Udd, the position was made up of a massive minefield covered on the flanks by numerous shore batteries and of the fleet's attack and support forces. |
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