Porkala
Porkkalanniemi, often referred to simply as Porkkala, is a peninsula in the Gulf of Finland, located at Kirkkonummi in Southern Finland. The peninsula had great strategic value, as coastal artillery based there would be able to shoot more than halfway across the Gulf of Finland.Porkala
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kirkkonummi, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.98833° or 59° 59′ 18″ north
Longitude
24.44222° or 24° 26′ 32″ east
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
9GF6XCQR+8V
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Porkala” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بوركالا”
- Armenian: “Պորկկալա-Ուդդ”
- Belarusian: “Паўвостраў Поркала”
- Finnish: “Porkkala”
- Finnish: “Porkkalanniemi”
- German: “Halbinsel Porkkala”
- Russian: “Порккала”
- Swedish: “Porkala”
- Ukrainian: “Порккала”
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Places to explore: Porkkalanniemi and Torsnäs.
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