The main strategic interest of Germany in the region were the nickel mines in the Petsamo area.
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The Finnish army also advanced further, especially in the direction of Lake Onega, (east from Lake Ladoga), closing the blockade of the city of Leningrad from the north, and occupying Eastern Karelia, which had never been a part of Finland before.
His career was interrupted by World War II, during which time he served for his native Finland in the Gulf of Finland and around the Svir River.
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