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Salla (other)
Salla may refer to: ;Places *Salla, municipality in Lapland, Finland *Salla, Styria, municipality in Voitsberg, Styria, Austria *Salla, Estonia, village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia *Salla Qullu, mountain in Bolivia ;People *Salla Tykkä (born 1973), Finnish visual artist *Aura Salla (born 1984), Finnish politician ;Other *Salla disease, genetic disorder *La Salla, 1996 Canadian film See also * Sala (other) * Salah (other) * Sallah (other) {{disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salla
Salla, known as Kuolajärvi until 1936, is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The nearby settlement of Sallatunturi is home to the Salla Ski Resort. History Salla is in the Eastern Lapland and as a border area was affected by the Second World War. Red Army troops invaded Finland at Salla during the Winter War but were stopped by the Finnish Army (see Battle of Salla). Parts of the municipality were ceded to the Soviet Union after the war. The ceded part is sometimes called "Old Salla" or ''Vanha Salla''. During the Continuation War the old town of Salla was on the Soviet side of the border. The German XXXVI Corps attacked the Soviet positions in an operation code-named '' Polarfuchs''. With the help of the Finnish 6th Division it managed to occupy all of the ceded territories. At the end of the war the German troops were pushed out of Lapland by Finn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
