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	HELSINGIN SANOMAT - International Edition - weekly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Porkkala was a so-called “white spot” on the map, and it is not until relatively recently that any information has been made public on the area while it was under Soviet occupation.
		Life in Porkkala was privileged compared to the rest of the Soviet Union, and the lot of the soldiers based there was better than that of the Finns outside the perimeter, who were still labouring under the burden of war reparations.
		The inhabitants of Porkkala were interested in the Finns, and the Finns were intrigued by this forbidden fruit in their midst, but the Finns were kept out and the Porkkala residents were kept in.
	www2.helsinginsanomat.fi /english/archive/thisweek/21072000.html (795 words)

	Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Porkkala had passed into the hands of the Red Army as part of the Moscow Armistice, signed on September 19th after the guns fell silent on the three-year Continuation War.
		In addition to the peninsula known as Porkkala and the area immediately to the west of it, the Soviets were granted harbour facilities for their submarines in Helsinki, Hanko, Turku, and in Mariehamn in the Åland Islands.
		Porkkala was also prepared to withstand a nuclear attack, and an underground command and control centre was excavated on the site, capable of surviving an H-bomb blast.
	www.helsinginsanomat.fi /english/print/1076154119137 (952 words)

	Kirkkonummi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Geographically, Kirkkonummi has two famous peninsulas, namely the Porkkala peninsula and Upinniemi peninsula, the latter one of which houses a major Finnish naval base.
		Porkkala is also on one of the main bird migration routes in the Baltic Sea region.
		Additionally, Kirkkonummi has a large central plains area, through which a railroad goes from Helsinki to Turku as well as extensive lake areas, much of which are quite untouched wilderness.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kirkkonummi (456 words)

	Olli Jalonen: What if? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Porkkala area, which had been forcibly leased from Finland for 50 years, was returned to the Finns early, in 1956.
		In addition, it was forced to lease the Porkkala peninsula, with its existing coastal defences, to the victor as a military base.
		The Finnish leaders felt the leasing of Porkkala to be a terrible threat to the independence of the country as a whole.
	dbgw.finlit.fi /fili/bff/401/jalonen1.htm (1760 words)

	Station Information - Porkkala
		Sankt Petersburg in turn is one of very few ice free ports belonging to Russia.
		This might be attributed the process of Finlandization, but the de-stalinisation of the Soviet Union under Nikita Khrushchev, and the fact that Sweden had not opted to become a member of NATO, where also important contributing factors.
		At present, Porkkala is one of the main naval bases of Finland.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/p/po/porkkala.html (232 words)

	Porkkala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		If the same power would also control the Estonian coast, on opposite side of the gulf, it would then be able to block naval access from Saint Petersburg to the Baltic Sea.
		Despite the fact that the Soviet lease for Porkkala ran for 50 years it was terminated in 1955 and control was handed back to Finland.
		This might be attributed to process of Finlandization, to technological progress making coastal artillery obsolete, but the de-stalinisation of the Soviet Union under Nikita Khrushchev, and the fact that Sweden had not opted to become a member of NATO, were also important contributing factors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Porkkala (297 words)

	PORKKALA RED, GRANITE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Porkkala Red is large-grained, red granite quarried by Finska near Helsinki.
		Porkkala Red is quarried in large quantities and is regularly stocked at Finska and by some large international stone processors and block dealers.
		Porkkala Red is suitable for both exterior and interior purposes.
	finska.gsf.fi /porkkala.htm (74 words)

	Porkkala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Porkkala, is a peninsula in the Gulf of Finland,located at Kirkkonummi in Southern Finland.
		Porkkala is furthermorelocated only 30 kilometers from Helsinki, the Finnish capital, and a foreign powerbased there would be able to exert significant pressure on the Finnish government.
		During the Cold War the SovietUnion secured the rights of lease to naval base at Porkkala, in accordance with the armistice agreement that ended the ContinuationWar, between Finland and the Soviets, in 1944.
	www.therfcc.org /porkkala-272454.html (267 words)

	Porkkala -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Porkkala is a peninsula in the (An eastern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Finland and Estonia) Gulf of Finland located at (Click link for more info and facts about Kirkkonummi) Kirkkonummi in Southern (Republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917) Finland.
		A large area centering around the peninsula, including land from the municipalities of Kirkkonummi, (Click link for more info and facts about Siuntio) Siuntio and (Click link for more info and facts about Ingå) Ingå and almost the entire area of Degerby, was leased to the USSR.
		At present, the Porkkala area has one of the main (Click link for more info and facts about naval bases) naval bases of Finland, located in Upinniemi near to Porkkala proper.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/P/Po/Porkkala.htm (255 words)

	Purkal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		During the 17th century a pilot station was built on Rönnskär island in front of the Cape of Porkkala and a lighthouse was erected on the same island in the year 1800.
		During the first world war permanent fortifications were built on the cape and in front of it when Russia aimed at building the so-called "sea fortification of Peter the Great" as a protection for their capital St. Petersburg.
		The construction was interrupted by the Revolution and the fortifications in front of Porkkala were handed over to Finland when the country was declared independent.
	www.porkkala.net /purkal_english.html (179 words)

	Porkkala 1944-1956 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The name "The Subway of Porkkala" or the longest subway in the world became known because all windows and doors were locked from Kauklahti railway station to Inkoo.
		People in the Russian area in Porkkala were taken as prisoners, and some of them had to be in the area some weeks.
		The area of Porkkala Udd was far away from motherland and when standard of living started to increase in Russia, it still was not very good in Porkkala.
	kaisa.temppeli.org /koulu/porkkala.htm (3481 words)

	Porkkala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Porkkala, es una península en el golfo de Finlandia, situado en Kirkkonummi en Finlandia meridional.
		Porkkala además está situado solamente 30 kilómetros de Helsinki, el capital finlandés, y una energía extranjera basada allí podría ejercer la presión importante en el gobierno finlandés.
		Actualmente, el área de Porkkala tiene una de las bases navales principales de Finlandia, situadas en Upinniemi cerca a Porkkala apropiado.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/po/Porkkala.htm (292 words)

	HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		PORKKALA [ Porkkala], small, strategic peninsula, Southern Finland prov., in the Gulf of Finland, near Helsinki.
		The USSR exchanged it for a 50-year lease on the Porkkala district in 1944; however, in 1956 the Soviet Union evacuated Porkkala.
		Hanko, the USSR was given a lease on the Porkkala peninsula near Helsinki.
	www.highbeam.com /library/search.asp?refid=ency_botresults&q=Porkkala (592 words)

	The Nation, 10/29/1955 - Coexistence at Work: Soviet-Finnish Relations by Zilliacus, Konni
		The world press showed a passing interest in the return of the Porkkala Peninsula to Finland by the Soviet government.
		But the return of Porkkala is only the latest development in a strikingly successful peaceful coexistence relationship between the Soviet Union and Finland, that has grown from singularly unpromising beginnings.
		At this time, when the conditions of peaceful co-existence are the urgent concern of governments and public opinion, an ounce of Finnish-Soviet practice may be more illuminating than a ton of Western theory.
	www.archive.thenation.com /Summaries/v181i0018_08.htm (1905 words)

	SuperTravelNet.com Kirkkonummi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Its history is represented by the grey granite church from the Middle Ages, the lush manor environment, the atelier home Hvitträsk from the natural romantic period, built by the architects Gesellius, Lindgren and Saarinen in 1903 and the museum pieces and terrain points originating from the Porkkala rental period (1944-1956).
		Porkkala's Merikylä, situated in a sheltered bay, is a lively guest boat harbour and Porkkalanniemi is also a famous place for bird observation.
		At the open sea, on the Kallbådan scar, is the Porkkala lighthouse.
	www.supertravelnet.com /serv?country=158_5081_7&language=1 (325 words)

	Olli Jalonen \| The dog-man’s daughter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When father said it was an island, I thought he would have to ski there again and again every morning across the ice and that it must be dangerous, because mother was serious all day and waited for the half past twelve weather forecast and news on the radio.
		From some other visit to Porkkala, father brought home a small, palely coloured wooden cow which he said he had found behind a heating stove as he inspected the inside of one of the buildings.
		The photographs are from Jan Kaila’s exhibition Porkkala 1944–1956, which was held in Helsinki in 1994, and are taken from the series 150 venäläistä esinettä (‘150 Russian objects’)
	dbgw.finlit.fi /fili/bff/401/jalonen2.html (2640 words)

	(GCJDPC) Porkkala by Jyrki&Sari
		The whole area consisted of 1000 square kilometers both land and sea and was used as a Russian military base.
		Originally the Russian lease was meant to last 50 years, however, Porkkala was handed over to Finland already in January, 1956.
		Porkkala vuokrattiin alunperin 50 vuodeksi, mutta Neuvostoliitto luovutti sen Suomelle kuitenkin jo tammikuussa 1956.
	www.brillig.com /geocaching/r.cgi?gs=138305 (442 words)

	Southern Point of Finland - Group travels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the turmoil of WWII, the truce signed between Finland and the Soviet Union included a clause whereby the Porkkala territory, about 20 km to the west of Helsinki, had to be hired to the Soviets as their military base.
		During the trip, we will learn more about this "forgotten" period, and will also visit a 16th century mansion castle.
		Package= the Porkkala Territory guided tour, Igor museum, visit to a Manor (Sjundby or Suitia), coffee break, lunch.
	www.etelakarki.com /Englanti/paketit/porkala.htm (143 words)

	Porkkala Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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	www.karr.net /encyclopedia/Porkkala (459 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Kirkkonummi, Finland
		The Porkkala territory residents had ten days to evacuate the area.
		The Porkkala Peninsula is a public recreational area with wells, WCs, and places for camp fires and cooking.
		The area has been mostly left to its natural state: it is covered with pine forest, except for the beautiful, rocky shoreline.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A3895798 (1247 words)

	Pokkala/Porkala
		The Coastguard station of Porkkala is a passport control and Customs point.
		After the Second World War the former Soviet Union coerced Finland to lease the headland of Porkkala to it for 12 years.
		Gustavus Vasa, the king of Sweden and Finland, ordered that a channel be marked from Porkkala to Helsinki in the 1500's.
	www.fma.fi /virtualboat/suomenlahti/04/porkkala.html (433 words)

	Porkkala . Kirkkonummi . Russia . Government of Finland . Nikita Khrushchev . NATO . Finnish Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Porkkala is furthermore located only 30 kilometers from Helsinki, the Finnish capital, and a foreign power based there would be able to exert significant pressure on the Government of Finland Finnish government.
		During the Cold War the Soviet Union secured the rights of lease to naval base at Porkkala, in accordance with the armistice agreement that ended the Continuation War, between Finland and the
		Finlandization Cold War Hanko, Finland used as Soviet naval base in 1940-41
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Porkkala (565 words)

	HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wednesday described as "The Iron Curtain descending around Porkkala" and devoted an entire page to the takeover of the...
		Monday, 10 kilometers (six miles) off the southern Finnish coast near Porkkala, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of the capital, Helsinki.
		regime in Kabul would occur in parallel with the phased withdrawal of Soviet forces, as had occurred during the precedent of Porkkala in Finland.
	www.highbeam.com /library/search.asp?FN=SS&search_newspapers=on&search_magazines=on&q=Porkkala&refid=ency_botnm (608 words)

	porkkala - OneLook Dictionary Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		We found 3 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word porkkala:
		Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "porkkala" is defined.
		Porkkala : Columbia Encyclopedia, Six Edition [home, info]
	onelook.com /?w=porkkala (76 words)

	Approaching the port PRINTABLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The main approaches are Porkkala Kallbådan and Porkkala Sommarö.
		The channel to the port is 13 m deep.
		A pilot request must be made six hours and confirmed three hours before arrival at the pilot boarding using channel 09 or by telephone.
	www.inkooshipping.fi /en/printapproach.htm (253 words)

	Median nerve somatosensory evoked potentials during isoflurane anaesthesia -- Porkkala et al. 44 (9): 963 -- Canadian ...
		Median nerve somatosensory evoked potentials during isoflurane anaesthesia -- Porkkala et al.
		Articles by Porkkala, T. Articles by Jantti, V. Articles citing this Article
		Articles by Porkkala, T. Articles by Jantti, V. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 44, 963-968, Copyright © 1997 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society
	www.cja-jca.org /cgi/content/abstract/44/9/963 (444 words)

	Ajeco web pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Intelligent lense control, ultraslow to hyperfast precise positioning and many more features are packed into this robust unit.
		The lighthouse of Porkkala in the southern Finnish archipelago is an example of an installation site.
		The lighthouse is desolated since a long time ago, there's no electricity available to the electronics - it has to be produced on site.
	www.ajeco.fi /gallery.htm (458 words)

	Porkkala images @ Nomads'Land stock photos
		Porkkala: 28 images, available to professional users as high-resolution digital files.
		Porkkala (Baltic sea coast, South Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe)
		Sunset on sea and water pool on rocky beach
	www.maion.com /photography/search/index.php?q=Porkkala (389 words)

	BRITISHPATHE.COM \| OCCUPATION OF PORKKALA AREA \| 2530.16 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		L/S Captain Penttila opens the boom and Colonel A Koskimaa and Lieutenant Colonel Tiitola salute.
		Title: OCCUPATION OF PORKKALA AREA TcIn: 1:27:01:00 TcOut: 1:28:03:00 Summary: Footage of the occupation the Porkkala area in Finland.
		Footage of the occupation the Porkkala area in Finland.
	www.britishpathe.com /thumb_pf.php?id=71753 (79 words)

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