Consequences
This operation marked the beginning of hostility between German and Finnish troops, known as the Lapland War. Finns benefit from the operation since it showed to the Soviet Union that Finns were prepared to use force against the Germans. It further damaged the German efforts in northern Finland since Finns ordered all shipping, including that leased to Germans, immediately to sail for Finnish or Swedish ports
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