What is "alakurtti"

Alakurtti Air Base is a naval air base in Murmansk Oblast, Russia located 3 km northwest of Alakurtti. It is serviced by the 4th Naval Bomber Regiment ( Su-24) and 485 OVP (485th Independent Helicopter Regiment) flying ( Mi-24 and Mi-8).

The former camp of the 54th Motor Rifle Division was reoccupied by a new arctic motor rifle brigade from January 2015.

Alakurtti may refer to:

• Alakurtti (air base), a naval air base in Murmansk Oblast, Russia
• Alakurtti (rural locality), a rural locality (a selo) in Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Alakurtti is a rural locality (a selo) in Kandalakshsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located north of the Arctic Circle at an altitude of above sea level. Its population at the 2010 Census was 3,424.