User:Ljleppan/Valpuri

*Valpuri*
Valpuri
Type	Strategic operations order
Location	Finland
Planned	Approved December 1957;
Planned by	Finnish General Headquarters
Objective	Defence of Finland against an external attacker

Valpuri was a secret Finnish Defence Forces operations order approved in December 1957. It was developed in response to the return of Porkkala peninsula in 1956. The peninsula had been leased to the Soviet Union for 50 years following the end of World War II.

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