President Paasikivi left for a state visit in the Soviet Union on 15 September 1955, accompanied by a delegation led by Prime Minister Kekkonen. Finlandia Newsreel 272 shows the departure on the state...
The newsreel includes footage of the return of Porkkala headland, which had been leased to the Soviet Union since 1944. Press conference held by the last commander of the Soviet naval base in Porkkala...