Porkkala (naval base)

Porkkala peninsula hosted a Soviet naval base during 1944-56. The area was rented to Soviet Union according to the 1944 signed Moscow Armistice[1] between Finland, Soviet Union and United Kingdom. The area was returned to Finland in 1956, and currently hosts a Finnish naval base Upinniemi. The peninsula is located near Helsinki, nearer than naval base of Hankoniemi, which was rented to Soviet Union between 1940-41.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ http://heninen.net/sopimus/1944_e.htm
  2. ↑ https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porkkalan_vuokra-alue
  3. ↑ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Porkkalan_vuokra-alueen_kartta.jpg


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