Battle of Kelja

Battle of Kelja
Part of Winter War
Aerial photograph of the Koukunniemi cape in the Taipale sector, taken from the south, facing north.
Date 25-27 December 1939 Location Kelja area, eastern Karelian Isthmus, Finland 60°40′29″N 30°14′42″E / 60.67472°N 30.24500°E / 60.67472; 30.24500 Result Finnish victory
Belligerents
Finland	Soviet Union
Strength
10th Division[1]	4th Division[2]
Casualties and losses
141 killed 375 wounded	2,000 killed[3]
class=notpageimage| Location within Leningrad Oblast Show map of Leningrad Oblast Battle of Kelja (Finland) Show map of Finland Battle of Kelja (Karelia) Show map of Karelia

The Battle of Kelja, fought from December 25 to December 27, 1939 in and around the village of Kelja (now Portovoe, Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia), was a part of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.^[4]