80 years since the evacuation of Porkkala

81 years have passed since the Tuesday in September 1944, when the Porkkala inhabitants were told that they had to evacuate! The Porkkala area comprised of almost all of Degerby, a fourth of Siuntio and slightly more than 60 perscent of Kirkkonummi, all of this would turn into a Soviet naval base, from which Helsinki and all of Finland would be conquered.

The evacuation happened and the Porkkala naval base was founded. But already in January 1956 the Soviet base was closed and the Porkkala inhabitants were allowed to move back. This after a hard fight with the Finnish armed forced and the suburb building powers, who wanted to claim the land.

Please visit the Degerby Igor museum in order to take a closer look at our recent history in Porkkala!

Our museum is in July and August 2025 open tuesdays to Saturdays 11-16 and during September-November Saturdays 12-16, and always by appointment - just call +358 40 5418526 or send a mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.!