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Porttoaapa

Salla

Period
moderni
Category
Fortification
Location accuracy
Approximate area

Part of the fortification line Salpalinja

Salpalinja. Salla, Porttoaapa. Tykkiasema. Kuva etelästä.
Photo: Museovirasto · CC BY 4.0 · File page

A defensive work recorded in the Finnish Heritage Agency's cultural environment register. Structures: trenches.

Safety

Linnoitusrakenteissa voi olla sortumavaara, avoimia aukkoja ja teräviä rakenteita. Älä laskeudu rakenteisiin ja pysy näkyvillä poluilla.

Land ownership and access restrictions

Kohde voi sijaita yksityisellä maalla. Noudata jokamiehenoikeuksia, älä vahingoita rakenteita äläkä kaiva maaperää.

What happened here

Battles, troop movements and military operations recorded near this site.

  1. 30 November 1939 – 28 February 1940

    Battle of Salla

    Battle · talvisota · 1,7 km

    The Battle of Salla was fought between Finnish and Soviet troops near Salla in northern Finland during the Winter War. The Soviets had orders to advance through Salla to Kemijärvi and Sodankylä, and from there to Rovaniemi in just two weeks. From there they were to advance to Tornio and cut Finland in two. The Finnish troops managed to stop the Soviet advance just east of Kemijärvi. During the last days of February 1940 the Finnish troops were replaced with the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish volunteers of the Stridsgruppen SFK.

    == Background ==

    Read more on Wikipedia · Wikipedian tekijät, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Location accuracy: Approximate area

Verification: 2026-07-31 (remote)