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Have you heard?
Baaah!
A Finnish visitor’s story:
I lived at a farm, where there were animals of all kind. Our house and the yard were big, so this is where all the children in the village gathered to play. During the war we had a Soviet prisoner of war who helped my parents on the farm and in his free time he played with us kids. One day as we were outside playing the prisoner started to run fast towards the forest. We got worried as we thought the prisoner was going to run away! But all of a sudden he turned as he was running and yelled: Baaaah!We realized that he was on his way to get the sheep that was grazing on the edge of the wood. And in a moment he was back with the sheep on a rope.
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How do I get to Degerby from Helsinki?
Degerby is situated only 45 km to the west from Helsinki. There are regular busses going to and from Degerby every day. You can also order a minivan that will pick you up at a place of your own choise. Read more here!
Current theme
80 years since the evacuation of Porkkala
80 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 open on Saturdays from 12-16 during September-November, and always by appointment!