ICE,+Finland,+Ruth+Vilmi,+Kivenlahti,+Lease+of+Porkkala

The Porkkala area of Southern Finland was leased to the Soviet Union between 1994 and 1956. A map of this area and details about the [|units stationed there] are given in this article in the [|International Edition of Helsingin Sanomat]. The bridge at Kivenlahti was the frontier. Evacuees had their belongings dumped here and from this point on had to fend for themselves. Nowadays, this bridge marks the end of Länsiväylä, the motorways that runs through Espoo.

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