Karelian Isthmus

arm of the Baltic Sea

Vyborg (; , ; , ; , ) is a town and the administrative center of Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of Vyborg Bay, northwest of St. Petersburg, east of the Finnish capital Helsinki, and south of Russia's border with Finland, where the Saimaa Canal enters the Gulf of Finland. The most recent census population of Vyborg is

freshwater lake in Russia and largest lake entirely in Europe

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1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland

Vsevolozhsk (; ) is a town and the administrative center of Vsevolozhsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus east of Saint Petersburg. Historically, the population of Vsevolozhsk was as follows:

isthmus in North-Western Russia

town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Kamennogorsk (; known before 1948 by the Finnish name of Antrea (; )), is a town in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus on the left bank of the Vuoksi River (Lake Ladoga's basin) northwest of St. Petersburg. Population:

Svetogorsk (, ) is an industrial town in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus, on the Vuoksi River. It is located from the border with Finland, from the Finnish town of Imatra, and from St. Petersburg. Population:

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Vysotsk (; ; ) is a coastal town and a seaport in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus, on the eastern shore of the Vyborg Bay, southwest of Vyborg and northwest of St. Petersburg. It hosts a base of the Russian Baltic Fleet and, since 2004, an oil terminal. Population: In terms of population, it remains one of the smallest towns in Russia.

Sertolovo (; ) is a town in Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located north of St. Petersburg. Population:

municipal town in Kurortny District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia

The Vuoksi (, historically: "Uzerva"; ; ; ) is a river running through the northernmost part of the Karelian Isthmus from Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland to Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia. The river enters Lake Ladoga in three branches, an older main northern branch at Priozersk (Käkisalmi), a smaller branch a few kilometers to the north of it, and a new southern branch entering further southeast as Burnaya River (Finnish: Taipaleenjoki), which has become the main stream in terms of water discharge. Since 1857, the old northern distributaries drain only the lower reaches of the Vuoksi

canal in Russia and Finland

administrative territorial entity of Russia

railway station in St. Petersburg

Lesogorsky (; ; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, located on the left bank of the Vuoksi River, on the Karelian Isthmus, near the Russia–Finland border, and a station of the Kamennogorsk–Svetogorsk–Imatra railway. Population:

administrative division of Leningrad Oblast, Russia

The Okhta () is a river in Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest right tributary of the river Neva. It joins the Neva upstream of the Neva's mouth, within the city limits of Saint Petersburg. The length of the Okhta is , and the area of its drainage basin is . Its largest tributary is the Okkervil (left). The Rzhevsky Reservoir ( long, wide, with a volume of 4 mln m³) has been built on the Okhta. The Utkina Dacha estate is located on the banks of the Okhta close to the mouth of the Okkervil.

bay in the Gulf of Finland

city district of St. Petersrbug, Russia

Administrative division of Leningrad Oblast, Russia

administrative division of Leningrad Oblast

urban-type settlement in Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Kuznechnoye (; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in the northern part of Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast, located on the Karelian Isthmus. Population:

The Burnaya (, ) is a young rapid river in Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, on the Karelian Isthmus, which emerged in 1818. It flows from Lake Sukhodolskoye to Lake Ladoga and is a part of Vuoksi River drainage basin. Before the Winter War and Continuation War it was located in Finland, known under the name Taipaleenjoki.

urban-type settlement in Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Toksovo (; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located to the north of St. Petersburg on the Karelian Isthmus. It is served by two neighboring stations of the Saint Petersburg-Khiytola railroad: Toksovo (constructed in 1917) and Kavgolovo (1929) (which serves a popular ski resort). Population:

thumb|The pilgrims on Konevets Island|275px Konevets (; or Kononsaari) is an approximately 8.5-km² island famous as the site of the Konevsky Monastery. It is located off the southwestern shore of Lake Ladoga near the village of Vladimirovka. The island is part of the Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast. The nearest town is Priozersk, which is located 40 km away from the island. The island of Valaam is 60 km away and Saint Petersburg is 170 km away by boat. There is a ferry link from Vladimirovka that makes the 6.5-km trip in 40–50 minutes.

thumb|290px|right|Dam of the old Finnish hydroelectric plant The Volchya (; ) is a tributary of the Vuoksi on the Karelian Isthmus (Leningrad Oblast, Russia) west of the Saint Petersburg-Hiitola railroad (along the section between the stations Vaskelovo and Losevo) and flowing northwards from the Lembolovo Heights. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Its major tributaries are in turn the Smorodinka (right, ; ), the Belaya (left, ; ), the Goryunets (left, ) and the Petrovka (right, ; ). The Volchya River's width is about in the lower reaches, where it flows in a narrow valley, with meande

municipal settlement in St. Petersburg, Russia

lake in Leningrad Oblast, Russia

human settlement in Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

The Okkervil () is a river in Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest left tributary of the Okhta. It is long and wide.

thumb|right|300px|Elektrichka at VaskelovoVaskelovo () is a rural locality on Karelian Isthmus, in Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast, and an important station of the Saint Petersburg-Hiitola railroad, being the final destination of many suburban electric passenger trains from Finlyandsky Rail Terminal and Devyatkino.

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thumb|Location of Serovo on the 2006 map of St. Petersburg

settlement in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Veshchevo (; ) is a rural locality on Karelian Isthmus, in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, and a station of the Vyborg–Zhitkovo railroad. The railway track between Veshchevo and Zhitkovo was, however, dismantled in 2001.

Leypyasuo (; ) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, and a station of the Saint Petersburg–Vyborg railway, located on the Karelian Isthmus. Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is a part of Krasnoselskoye Rural Settlement in Vyborgsky Municipal District.

thumb|Smolyachkovo on the 2006 map of St. Petersburg

lake in Leningrad Oblast, Russia

human settlement in Pervomaiskoe SP, Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

human settlement in Polyanskoe Rural Settlement, Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Sapyornoye (; ) is a rural locality (a logging depot settlement) in Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast, located on the Karelian Isthmus. Population: 3,647 (2010 Census); 3,297 (2002 Census).

human settlement in Roschinskoe GP, Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

posyolok in Gromovskoye rural settlement, Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

village in Leningrad Oblast, Russia

human settlement in Melnikovo rural town, Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

human settlement in Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

human settlement in Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

lake in Leningrad Oblast, Russia

human settlement in Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

settlement belonging to the Russian city of St. Petersburg

human settlement in Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

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thumb|Kuolemajärvi Lutheran Church. Built in 1903, destroyed in 1939 Pionerskoye (; ) is a rural locality on Karelian Isthmus, in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Until the Winter War and Continuation War, it had been the administrative center of the Kuolemajärvi (lit. Death lake) municipality of the Viipuri province of Finland.

city municipality in Saint Petersburg, Russia