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Located in 122 km from the historical centre of St Petersburg, Vyborg was founded by
Swedes in Middle Ages. It was captured by Peter the Great in 1710 and became the part
of Russia until 1917. After Finland got the independence in 1918 the town became
Finnish, but only until the Winter War in 1940. Since then Vyborg belongs to Russia.
Now it is the important railway and road junction and industrial centre.
It is also a charming place to visit. You will need the whole day to come to Vyborg and
see its sights. See below the information about the most interesting places.
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Vyborg Castle
The Vyborg Castle is the main sight of this town. It
was built by Swedes in the end of XIII century. The
tower of the castle was the highest in Scandinavia and
was named as Saint Olaf, in honour of the Norwegian
king Olaf II. Read more
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Park Monrepo
The unique rock landscape park Monrepo is sitting on
180 hectares. One of its features is the rapakivi granite
ridges of ice age. The park can be reached by bus
from Vyborg railway station or Vyborg Central bus
station. Read more
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Hermitage-Vyborg
The branch of the famous Hermitage museum was
opened in June 2010 for temporary exhibitions,
lectures and other educational programs.
Read more
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Lenin Museum
The museum collection contains the items telling
about the history of Finnish-Russian relations in the
beginning of XX century and October Revolution and
the history of Vyborg during the Soviet period.
Read more
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