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The transportation system for both people and goods throughout Europe was primarily the rail system. The geography of the Baltic meant that the children were transported by rail to Sweden via a northern route or via the Gulf of Bothnia by boat. The journeys were sometimes arduous for the childrem and were sometimes viewed as more dangerous than remaining in Finland. The Soviet Red Navy had submarinws which were active in the Gulf of Bothnia during the Winter War (1939-40). This was the case in the Continuation War (1941-44), but only for a few weeks. As part of Barbarossa, German Army Group North moved very quickly through the Baltics and bottled up the Red Navy in Lenningrad. This was the situation until the Red Army advances finally reached the Baltic (1944). By this time the Finns negotiated a peace with the Soviets.
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