- Sea. The
distance to
Estonia at the
closest point is only 36 km (22 mi).
Porkkala is
furthermore located only 30
kilometers (19 mi) from Helsinki, the Finnish...
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Porkkala Naval Base was a
Soviet naval base
operational from 1944–1956 in the muni****lities of Kirkkonummi, Ingå and
Siuntio on the
Porkkala peninsula...
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Porkkala is a
Finnish name,
which can mean: Porkkalanniemi, a
peninsula in Finland,
often referred to
simply as
Porkkala Porkkala Naval Base, a temporarily...
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Porkkala Lighthouse (Finnish:
Porkkalan majakka, Swedish:
Porkala fyr), also
known as Kallbåda or
Porkkala Kallbåda, is a
lighthouse located in the muni****lity...
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Veikko Ilmari Porkkala (22
November 1908 – 3
September 2009) was a
Finnish communist activist and
trade unionist. Born in Loviisa,
Porkkala's father was...
- 1940
Moscow Peace Treaty and
additionally ceded Petsamo and
leased the
Porkkala Peninsula to the Soviets. Furthermore,
Finland was
required to pay war...
- the
Finnish Coastal Fleet,
together with the
minelayers MLC Hämeenmaa,
Porkkala and Pyhäranta. The
vessels were
built in the late 1990s,
early 2000s, and...
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naval base was
replaced by
Porkkala in the
armistice between Finland and the
Soviet Union of 19
September 1944.
Porkkala was
returned to
Finland in January...
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Areas ceded by
Finland to the
Soviet Union during World War II. The
Porkkala land
lease was
returned to
Finland in 1956....
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Petsamo to the
Soviet Union, and
Finland was
further compelled to
lease Porkkala to the
Soviet Union for a
period of
fifty years (the area was returned...
