The Finnish command deployed a defence in depth of about 21,000 men in the area in front of the Mannerheim Line to delay and damage the Red Army before it reached the line.
O mando finlandés despregou unha forza de cobertura duns 21 000 homes na zona en fronte da liña co obxectivo de atrasar e danar ao Exército Vermello antes de que alcanzase as defensas.