24 Activities
Russian Finland: Finnish Heritage northwest of St. Petersburg
Starts from
Saint Petersburg
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Activities
24
Duration
3 days
Length
362 mi
Route details
Starts from
Saint Petersburg
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
3 days
Length
362 mi
Marina Selivanova
Traveler
- Learn what the settlements of Ogonyoki, Roshchino and Pionerskoe used to be called.
- To visit the "Lake of Death" shore.
- Try Finnish soup in a 150-year-old restaurant in Vyborg.
- Walk the traces of the Soviet-Finnish war in Leipäsuo.
- See the old Lutheran churches.
Finland was part of Russia for a century. Mutual penetration of cultures began even earlier. And what to hide, Finns in a sense can be considered the indigenous population of Leningrad region.
The vast majority of people, however, have no idea that they live in Ingermanlandia, and have only a vague notion of the Finns who used to live there. During this mini-trip you will visit the nearest places to St. Petersburg, where the spirit of "Russian Finland" is most clearly seen, and try to lift the veil of historical secrets.
The vast majority of people, however, have no idea that they live in Ingermanlandia, and have only a vague notion of the Finns who used to live there. During this mini-trip you will visit the nearest places to St. Petersburg, where the spirit of "Russian Finland" is most clearly seen, and try to lift the veil of historical secrets.
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Finland was part of Russia for a century. Mutual penetration of cultures began even earlier. And what to hide, Finns in a sense can be considered the indigenous population of Leningrad region.
The vast majority of people, however, have no idea that they live in Ingermanlandia, and have only a vague notion of the Finns who used to live there. During this mini-trip you will visit the nearest places to St. Petersburg, where the spirit of "Russian Finland" is most clearly seen, and try to lift the veil of historical secrets.
The vast majority of people, however, have no idea that they live in Ingermanlandia, and have only a vague notion of the Finns who used to live there. During this mini-trip you will visit the nearest places to St. Petersburg, where the spirit of "Russian Finland" is most clearly seen, and try to lift the veil of historical secrets.
Marina Selivanova
Traveler
- Learn what the settlements of Ogonyoki, Roshchino and Pionerskoe used to be called.
- To visit the "Lake of Death" shore.
- Try Finnish soup in a 150-year-old restaurant in Vyborg.
- Walk the traces of the Soviet-Finnish war in Leipäsuo.
- See the old Lutheran churches.
Travel itinerary
9 Activities
Day 1
105 mi
Finnish landscapes
If Finland is not coming to us, we are coming to her. Today you will drive through several settlements of the northwest Leningrad region, connected with Finland and reminiscent of it. These are the village Ogonyki (formerly Lintula), Raivola with its picturesque larch grove, "the lake of death" Kuolemajärvi, the town Vysotsk with the remains of the fortress and, of course, Vyborg. The trip will be spiced up with Finnish cuisine: there will be a lot of creamy fish soup and herring in any form!
8 Activities
Day 2
124 mi0.2 mi
Vyborg market, Leipyasoo battle marks, kayaking on Sukhodol Lake, evening in Priozersk
In the morning we will continue to explore Vyborg: we will visit a market with Finnish products, take a walk in the center. The city is officially Russian. In spirit, it's a bit Swedish. Partly, of course, Finnish. After that we will visit Leipääsuo with the traces of the Soviet-Finnish war and the beautiful Suhodol lake. In the evening we come to Priozerk, another "Finnish" town with great beaches and trendy places.
7 Activities
Day 3
133 mi
Korela Fortress, Museum of Old Times in Kuznechnoe, Ladoga skerries and abandoned Finnish churches
In the morning we'll visit Korela fortress in Priozersk and explore Käkisalmi Lutheran church. Then we'll go to the village of Kuznechoje to look at ancient amulets and to go kayaking among the Ladoga archipelago. On the way back we will stop at the abandoned Finnish church and have dinner in the elegant restaurant "Levada".