Exploring VYBORG - Sweden, Finland, and Russia in one city!

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

Hey guys! Which of the sights of Vyborg did you like the most?

[@doolittlegeorge]

Any sightings of good food are always my personal favorite.

[@raymondp.kotiiesq.5934]

It is like a living history book, well preserved as for authenticity of the prior periods to time that saw the creation of Vyborg. I know name's ending in borg is typically Swedish so it it interesting to see the ethnic mix in one Russian city, Finnish, Russian and Swedish. I bet if DNA tests were performed on many Russian people, the results would show a mix if Russian, Swedish and even German blood. I am aware that there were German settlements in other parts of Russia and even some of the names are German sounding. Some of the people who came to the United States and settled in the northern plains states like the North and South Dakota came from Russia but are ethnically German. By the way, you perform an excellent service as a travel guide and history expert. You could organize tours and take foreign tourists on tours of various Russian cities and points of attraction, earning money from your work as a guide.

[@davidb5056]

You ! from USA.

[@mfreund15448]

Svetlana was the best sight! The library was so cool. Loved the sky lights. The old house was nice and the park was very cool!

[@joshraheim_18]

The Viking statue

[@nlsimm64]

My Finnish friend took me to St. Petersburg in the summer of 95. We drove past Viipuri and it was very beautiful.

[@berntengdahl1519]

In the Swedish language, Borg means fortress. So Vyborg translates into Fortress of Vy. Many Swedish city names end with borg, most famously Göteborg (Gothenburg), meaning Fortress of Goths.

[@mattanderson6336]

So then the Borg of the Star Trek:Next Generation series would be interplanetary Swedish Vikings.

[@louisecorchevolle9241]

Strasbourg, Gagdeburg. in finsk Vipuri = Vyborg

[@teuvoolavi4180]

@@louisecorchevolle9241 in finsk = Viipuri

[@Mikeatthenet]

In Sweden we normally refer to the city as Viborg, with an I. ”Vi” in Swedish language is normally meaning a holy place or a place for sacrifying. Very ofthen the ”Vi” is in the end of the name instead like ”Odensvi” meaning a holy place/sacrifying place for ”Odin” the old Norse god, or ”Torsvi” a holy place for ”Thor”.

[@colonelmusket79]

​@@mattanderson6336⁰

[@TheMiksu68]

I'm a Finn living in Finland and I've never visited in Vyborg. But it is in my bucket list.

[@davidkasquare]

I’m from Finland, and that city looks SO Finnish. It’s just the same mix of east and west that we have here within the Finnish borders. I did hear what you Svetlana said about the history, and knew about it from before, but never really saw a video from inside the city. It struck me how Finnish it actually looks!

[@kennethkarlsson6796]

Thanks!

[@eipiplusone3791]

Except Finland is super boring and depressing

[@marsukarhu9477]

Right! Funny to see very Finnish Jugend-buildings etc...

[@dagkarlsson7182]

Yes funny you think it looks “so Finnish”, till The Russia invaded in the winter war and continuation war.

[@davidkasquare]

@@dagkarlsson7182 and what’s the connection with that and the buildings built before the Second World War?

[@gurkslunga]

I visited Vyborg last time in the last days of the Sovietunion in the spring of 1991. I live in Finland and had some russian partners in bussiness then. In those days Vyborg was in very bad shape but it makes me happy to see that so many buildings have been restored to their former glory as your video so clearly shows. It was very nice to follow you around in the city and I wish you a very nice summer. Most of the russians I met back then also loved books. Must be something in the soul of your people.

[@Jonisco1]

Ryssät on ryssiä ja persereikiä.

[@Timodon1]

@@Jonisco1 Njet!

[@larswallberg9363]

GOD VIDO SO BEUTIFUL CITY

[@marianmattila8550]

Viipuri is stolen from Finland. You Russians are stealing everything. Now it is Ukraine...

[@heureuse8568]

I loved the post office, it was a palace! Also the library. Beautiful city, also a lot bigger than I thought.

[@Timurlane100]

Beautiful! You've put Vyborg on my must see list! I greatly appreciate your videos. You really are a great ambassador for your country!! Спасибо!

[@NE-kz1uh]

Thanks for the vid👍 my ancestors lived here around 1200 ad when it belonged to Sweden so it was interesting for me to see this. I am from Sweden.

[@clilaux]

Greetings from England 👍 I enjoyed the video. Looks like a lovely city. I wouldn't mind visiting one day.

[@darellnewsome4459]

Wow very historical, beautiful and interesting city. Learned a lot from this video. Thank you for sharing with us!

[@MottiMatti_R]

Nice city. My ethnically finnish family is from Viipuri. Vyborg has been a Finnish city since the days of Novogorod before year 1000. Now Russia occupies Vyborg and the winner rewrites history.

[@ilmatar6608]

Winner in that they got some land. Loser in that they failed to annex Finland.

[@MottiMatti_R]

@@ilmatar6608 I mean, the Soviet Union conquered Vyborg

[@ilmatar6608]

@@MottiMatti_R They did, but their goal in the Winter War was all of Finland.

[@erikeriksson3615]

You have so right. My grandfather sailed with g cargo from Sweden to Viborg- several times. So beautiful historical city. One of my father's onkels was voluntary in the Swedish regiment during the Winter war. We have finns in our family back to woodfinns in Sweden. Almost every Swedish family have some Finnish ancestors 😊🇸🇪🇫🇮💪 Greetings from Sweden. Huvää Soumi 😊

[@MottiMatti_R]

@@ilmatar6608 Jep.

[@timoterava7108]

Viipuri (Viborg) has always been a Finnish/Karelian city - up until 1940/1944. Viipuri is perhaps the least Russian city in Russia. Originally Viipuri was a Karelian trading place. The "Swedes" who built the city mostly spoke Finnish, as the Finns were Swedes too. Even during the Russian rule 1710-1812 most of the population in Viiipuri was Finnish - and practically everybody outside of it. In 1812 Viipuri and the rest of the so-called Old Finland were returned to The Autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland (1809-1917). Practically all the old, nice (if not ruined) buildings are built by the Finns, for the Finns.

[@eipiplusone3791]

Finnish nazi stronkkkk!!!

[@FastLegs]

It was "built by the Swedish", now you have to remember that back then there weren't even an idea of Finnish or Finland, it was all Sweden but the city itself were mostly populated by Finnish.

[@lmao2351]

Finnish people existed before finland. It's not like Finnish people didn't exist before finland was a thing.

[@осцар]

@@lmao2351 But it was under swedish govern.

[@lmao2351]

@@осцар I didn't say it wasn't.

[@juhah6544]

Sure, several hundrets of years of taxation and extorson. Swedes needs to be very proud that it was russian tzar who uprgaded finland to country, below sweden it would still be like slaves??

[@осцар]

@@juhah6544 Finns were not slaves! There was finns in the swedish parliament during this time. There was no difference between Sweden and Finland it was simply the same nation.

[@simosagi]

Thanks Svetlana for the nice tour! Looking it from here, in Finland, definitely some of the old buildings have a style similar to what has been built here. The Monrepos Park looks also like the natural parks are quite popular here (but without the Russian flair 😄 ) Definitely next time I'll pass from St. Petersburg I should find some time to visit Vyborg (or Viipuri, as it's called on this side of the border). BTW, it's lovely that you like libraries. Apart that some are architecturally cool places, when you enter them you feel inspired with a sense of calmness and rest.

[@1Rene9Night5cart0]

Wow! What a wonderful Historical City - Vyborg. Wonderful video ...Thanks so much Svetlana!

[@lacucinadipapa3932]

Beautiful city and video! And the weather was glorious! Keep up the good work! 👍

[@MetaMM]

I can't believe I've been here and even stayed for some time as my late Italian Engineer husgand was assigned here for a few months. I have a bracelet that I am wearing which a 3-coloured gold he bought for me when we entered the jewellery shop at the Sqaure or near there. Made friends with the Max Mara beautiful sales girl and until now we are friends. Loved the the pastries. Went to the market there buying dried fruits. Loved the mushroom soup in one of a nice restaurants there. Such memory!

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

Awee sounds like you had such an amazing time there!😃

[@mjmm6313]

The nearby body of water is actually a bay called Vyborg Bay so it's not a river as you said. Nevertheless a very nice video! As a Finn I loved how you told about our connection to the town and history.

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

Thank you😊 and thanks for correcting me🙂

[@forestbear6593]

An interesting fact: in fact, the Karelian Isthmus, together with Vyborg, was given to Finland as a gift under Alexander 1 in 1812. That is, the USSR actually regained the territory, and did not take it away.

[@marialindell9874]

You really did go out of your way to convince yourself of that, didn't you! 😂

[@rappakalja5295]

Who ruled and populated Vyborg before the disgusting conquests of the Russians? C'mon, tell us.

[@strodion2105]

@@rappakalja5295 vyborg was build by Russian posadnik Gostomysl, Vybor is Russian word means Choice

[@evanengelkes5305]

Thank you for sharing your videos with us. I love seeing the city & countryside along with stores & historic buildings. Thank you very much

[@juliansatio3971]

Another great video, Svetlana. Love all the sights of Vyborg. Thanks for the tour. Greetings from Borneo Island.

[@scarletred8888]

Awesome video! I loved the old houses and the park was amazing. On my list of places to visit now thank you.

[@markusespoosta]

In "Swedish-Finnish-Russian" Viipuri the main population have been karelian, finnish and germans. There was also some sweds and russian, but Viipuri have been the most inportant trade town in Karelia for the karelian people.

[@stasp25]

You were going to say sweds. Wyborg was a Swedish city. Finns those times mainly lived in villages, not cities. And I believe even nowadays Finns prefer the same way of life at most.)) So Peter the great just annexed it from sweds 300 years ago. Even the architectural style of that city is Swedish.

[@stasp25]

The majority of karelians live on Russia. Karelia has neither anything with finns nor with russians

[@stasp25]

@Blommor Till Mor rorich was swed. Not finn. His son helgi (oleg) and regent ingvar (igor) were also sweds. Yup, they ruled and assimilated slavs with Swedish DNA. The whole Russian crone-family was in fact a mixture of Danish and Swedish Royal families up to nicholas2. Alexander was 50% swed, captured Finland from Sweden and annexed it to russia. Lol.

[@stasp25]

@UCujowmo-1PeEME2QLZkDEzw finnish Vikings you mean sweds living in the territory of the modern Finland? Come on, 30% of Russians are successors of finno-ugiric tribes. Even Putin is mordovilaiset finno-ugoric people by nation.

[@arschka]

@@stasp25 The administrative language was german, there 300-400 years ago. That period was over 100 years. Swedish speaking people were not "highest class" then. Already the building regulations differed from the rest of the "Finnish territory" starting from the end of the Middle Ages. In Vyborg, in addition to churches, also the other buildings f.ex. dwelling houses were allowed to build from stone. Like in Tallinn, f.ex. In the rest of Finland, as the same rule was in Russia, too, only churches and monasteries we allowed to make from stone. So, I see, that regulations from the Swedish crown were not so much obeyed, there in the old times. Or did the bosses of the Vyborg demand it from the crown so strongly?

[@georgebateman3665]

Thank you for another great video! I'm a crippled old man from Texas and you always put me in such a happy mood Ma'am and I can never thank you enough for your good works!

[@lawrencelawrence3920]

I like it because it looks so clean. It has a nice balance of old and new and forest and city. I also like the doors that have the round top.

[@aahpuuh]

many of the older buildings are in horrible condition though.

[@okari29]

Thanks very much. It made me wish to visit the city. Nice filming too, attention to details!

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

Thank you 😊

[@groot724]

When this whole covid 19 is over I will definitely visit Russia . From USA.

[@youtubeaccount3834]

That’s a big WHEN

[@youtubeaccount3834]

@@groot724 !!! Then what’s the point

[@westernwanderer8397]

Was the cathedral bells playing Figaro? Loved the round tower, the old stone house, and of course, the fried fish eating seagull. I love old buildings and architecture. Great video.

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

No, I don’t think it was playing figaro😅 Seagull was my favorite too😀

[@back2sqr13]

If Vyborg would have remained Finnish territory all those crumbling houses would be in top notch shape. However during the 70's many would have been demolished because of tendency to "modernize" everything with ugly concrete. Parts of Helsinki have been victim to this architectural madness.

[@callespringer9718]

If it had been Swedish territory, everything would have been demolished save from a few "iconic" buildings (like the round one at Viipuri square), and ugly concrete square colosses and the occasional modern high-end apartment building would have taken up the rest. That's how we Swedes treated the classical quarters of central Stockholm in the 1950s and 60s. Anecdote has it that an American diplomat saw the destruction and asked "who bombed you in the war, then?", to which the Swedes said "well, nobody..." I have to say, it is a freaking shame that the Soviet Union let these buildings crumble so much, but then again, the Soviet Union treated everything the same, so even medieval cities in Russia itself, or Ukraine or Belarus or whatever, were left in deplorable condition in the 1990s. I am actually surprised that Russians aren't more mad about it, because the Soviet Union basically destroyed huge parts of both Moscow and St. Petersburg's historical architecture and historical neighborhoods. I am however thankful that they didn't destroy Viipuri and several other cities completely. Yes, they left it without much upkeep, but even if the condition is dreadful, it's still there.

[@novakk8018]

this madness is called economics. an old building requires more money to maintain in good condition, and people usually prefer to live in new houses.

[@-NEH-]

@@callespringer9718 Yep true. I'm pretty sure Vyborg would look just like all the other cities in Finlad today. Beautiful old buildings demolished and replaced by the ugliest possible apartment buildings of the 50's 60's and 70's. By the way, just imagine the skyline of Stockholm if the original Kings Castle was still there! Oh well, you still have VISBY! Greetings from Finland

[@Abiodun92]

I'm still mad at the Helsinki city council for demolishing lot of the old buildings, especially the Norrmén's house that was replaced by the ugly Stora Enso headquarters that doesn't fit the red brick architecture around it.

[@r.v.b.4153]

@@callespringer9718 Many other countries in Europe were very similar in the 1950s and 1960s. In the Netherlands, the Americans bombed a Dutch city in 1944 and killed 800 civilians (already before the Normandy landings). This destroyed the upper half of the old town, which was one of the oldest and best preserved medieval towns in the country (though authentic medieval houses often hidden behind e.g. Art Nouveau façades). During and after the creation of a very modern upper part of town, urban renewal plans triggered by those who rebuilt the upper town, started demolishing the lower half of the old town. I know one very old street must have had around 40 to 50 houses in two rows with the constructions (aside of front façades) dating to the 13th to 16th centuries. In a survey of 25 of these houses, 23 predated the 17th century. All of those had remained intact after the bombing and after the Allies had taken the city. Now it's one of the ugliest parts of the town.

[@hurri7720]

The library was designed by the world known Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Finland financed the reparation of the library as the Russians let it decay. All architecture before 1945 is Finnish/Swedish. Vyborg was a Finnish town from 1809 to 1941+/- too, which is more than 100 years. It was also the second biggest town in Finland. This video from the 30s when still a Finnish town. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX-ygYGrjdGLo5I kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaGTqICehth5ors

[@mrmash3085]

Hi endearing lady. A wonderful place, very Scandinavian but very russian at the same time. Vyborg is a very interesting place.

[@seuliya316]

it was my lifelong dream to see those old architecture and relics

[@bertclements]

Awesome! You are even more beautiful than the sites and buildings you are showing! I want to visit Russia now!

[@Amigazor]

Clicked the video because of your stunning beauty in the thumbnail picture but also found an awesome video. Had to subscribe, keep up the good work! Greetings from Finland. :)

[@Capo252]

It’s famous Finnish architecture Alvar Aalto’s library:) Greetings from Lappeenranta, Finland.

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

Hi Finland!👋🏼

[@teroalho847]

I'm also from Finland i haven't visited in Viburg just in St pettersbug,but defently some day i will go to Viburg also. I would guess that Viburg might be big potential to be lager city becouse its so close St Petersburg, and Viburg city looks very beatiful. Finland and Russia has long history and i love Russian people.

[@Juusde]

As finnish i would like to know why the fuck alvar aalto is famous and for what? Check oulu library and theatre. Fucking ugly. :D

[@stasp25]

@@teroalho847 Pietari is better.

[@JormaKovanen]

@@Juusde It is a matter of taste says a dog when licking it's balls. Alvar Aalto is famous in USA, too.

[@IkonicLionProductions]

Wonderful video. Was in Vyborg, really beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@youtubeaccount3834]

Thank you for taking us on this wonderful journey, the city was beautiful with a lot of historic monuments. Just like a typical tourist city. You are so lucky to be going on so many vacations.

[@yvonnefarrell1029]

Home of some of the ancestors and we have been nearby but never actually there, so it is very informative to see it in video! Thank you so much for this and it is a beautiful place.

[@beorlingo]

As a Swede I'd say there's definitely a Swedish vibe in parts. I had no idea! Very beutiful houses from all eras, but most beautiful is Svetlana! 😘

[@davidkasquare]

The oldest parts definitely do have a Swedish vibe to them. The little bit newer parts look very much the same as they do here in Finland!

[@beorlingo]

@@davidkasquare kippis!

[@жительСпб-в4м]

Yes, when I visited Vyborg, I felt a Swedish vibe as when visiting Stockholm.

[@Zillionz100]

Thank You for sharing so wonderful Vyborg

[@juholumme7854]

"Rannalle himmeän lahden Aurinko laskenut on Kutsu jo soi iltahuudon Taakka jo laskettu on Taattoa muista sä silloin Askel jo uupunut on Lapset ja lastemme lapset Teidän nyt vuoronne on Hoivatkaa, kohta poissa on veljet Muistakaa, heille kallis ol' maa Kertokaa lasten lapsille lauluin Himmetä ei muistot koskaan saa Hymni soi holvissa hiljaa Tummana kaipuuta soi Aika on korjannut viljaa Sarka jo kynnetty on Ammoin me marssimme kahden Tulta löi taivas ja maa Rannoilta Äänisen lahden Kelle nyt kertoa saa Hoivatkaa, kohta poissa on veljet Muistakaa, heille kallis ol' maa Kertokaa lasten lapsille lauluin Himmetä ei muistot koskaan saa Laineissa Laatokan mahti Kahlita kenkään ei voi Veljet sen rantoja vahti Konsa on koittava koi Ylväänä Karjalan heimo Tuskaansa kantanut on Maa-äiti suojaansa sulkee Vartija poissa jo on Hoivatkaa, kohta poissa on veljet Muistakaa, heille kallis ol' maa Kertokaa lasten lapsille lauluin Himmetä ei muistot koskaan saa"

[@aahpuuh]

hieno teksti!

[@cassrailroad5358]

So Beautiful 😘😘😘. Also really like seeing other places 👍👍so neat.

[@Vladimir-mq1gu]

Спасибо большое Светлана,не разу не был в этом замечательном городе.Слишком он далеко от Сиэтла.👍

[@Ded_Silu]

Здравствуйте. Когда Вы переехали в США?

[@Vladimir-mq1gu]

@@Ded_Silu Здравствуйте,в 1998

[@nasnur71]

Thanks for the explanation, interesting! Nice hair and I love your voice. Peace and love from Singapore ❤️

[@vatanenj]

The funny point of Aalto Library is that the rebuilding was financed by a general colection of public money. Several milliond were collected but actually the toilet of the Library was fixed. Rest of the money dissapeared in true Rusian style. A huge protest in Finland after the collapse of communist regime, made the fixing of the library to ok conditin

[@calbackk]

Thank you Vatanen, I never knew this.

[@sak1339]

I am so glad you are showing us Vyborg, an interesting historic town. Really, the Russian Tourist Board should hire you for the excellent job you do. I love your Finnish designed library. And I'm glad you like libraries and books! I'm guessing post office is Swedish design? I really liked your Zhasmin restaurant too -- nice dinner spot. The Park was great too but for mosquitoes (we have plenty here in Texas!). Fascinating video. Thanks. (And you look lovely as always, with your pretty hair. Very American (Beyonce braids))

[@trumpjongun8831]

Imo Viborg/Viipuri is finnish city. Because it has always been finnish speaking karelians city no matter was it under a Sweden or Russia. Before the castle and city it was finnish karelians trading center since 900's.

[@trumpjongun8831]

@Jake Johansson First half of your comment was full nonsence and you clearly don't even understand what you read. Viborg has been karelians city 800 years, so it clearly should't belong to russians. Also it was way longer part of Sweden than Russia. Best buddies Stalin and Hitler shared the eastern europe between them and as a result Soviet Union invaded peaceful nation of Finland unprovoked 1939. And you're clearly one of those who still believes that Stalin just wanted to move the border a little bit further from Leningrad so i'll explain you this; Finland tried to negotiate of Stalins demands before Winter war, but giving soviets the areas like Hanko near the Helsinki capital was impossible to accept. Finland still wanted to keep the negotiations alive, but Stalin and Molotov didn't, and Soviets launched the unprovoked invasion to Finland. Most likely the Stalins area demands were just his plan to make the war easier against Finland. "Most sources conclude that the Soviet Union had intended to conquer all of Finland, and use the establishment of the puppet Finnish Communist government and the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact's secret protocols as evidence of this". Western countries didn't support Stalins/soviets actions in Winter war and countries like France and UK was ready to declare war against Soviet Union and Stalin knew this, so he had to abandon the original plan and end the Winter war with peace treaty before western countries got involved. Continuation war was going to happen even without finnish invasion to SU, because soviets were already bombing Finland before that and Stalin still had unfinished business because his plan to conquer Finland in Winter war failed horribly. So choosing the Germans side (co-belligerence) was lesser evil than becoming a Soviet puppet state. Ofc western allies supported Soviet Union because they were on a same side, and nobody cares a small country like Finland which we already saw during and after the Winter war. If justice ever happens Viipuri and Karelia will be attached to the original owners. Just like Crimea ;)

[@trumpjongun8831]

@Jake Johansson 😂 Yes, you are very good at telling stories, so that's a good finish 👍 Have a nice summer Sergei :)

[@stasp25]

@@trumpjongun8831 there is no such a country like Karelia. Karelians as a nation the majority lives nowadays in Russia. not Finland or Sweden or wherever else

[@tripvire]

Great city for a day trip. Keep up the nice video.

[@jannekarhu3985]

Amazing video! i've been in vyborg many times and now i remember how i miss that city, it's just very beautiful little city. thank you very much that video :)

[@garysnider3000]

That is one beautiful city and full of history. Loved the water and the parks. Looked warm in late June. I could live there, at least in the warm weather :)

[@siren369xstar8]

I love the nordic history in Russia🔮

[@thegov77]

Svetlana - the sights, sounds and your personality flowed beautifully in your video from beginning to end. Your video was both educational and entertaining. Hard to pick a sight that I liked the most because I love the whole video. A+.... Very, very well done! Thank you!

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

Thank you very much!😃

[@smgri]

Svet that was so cool ....thanks for showing your travels! Love your New hair style

[@NastyaYatsuk]

Привет вам из Выборга! Неплохо очень показали наш город)

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

Благодарю! У вас прекрасный город!

[@walkurja1970]

Beautiful video, many thanks and much love from usa

[@Tidericus1350]

Nice video and city. From Sweden 🇸🇪👍🏽👍🏽

[@alpantanjung4824]

Vyborgh is a small city but it is big in history. I like 3 things. First is the artistic post office. 2. The stones road, I believe stones road is last long and stronger than asphalt roads. 3. The cleanlinest of the city. Next time I visit Finland, I will also visit Vyborgh.

[@zoom5024]

The old buildings reminds me of old town in Swedish cities. I might have to put that on my visit list when corona is gone, thank you for the tour! :)

[@Timodon1]

Yes, as we have in old Stockholm for exempel! Or Vadstena!

[@karelianmghow9095]

Well, there's a rather simple explanation for that: This used to be a Finnish (i. e. Swedish) city.

[@UltraTotenkopf]

@@karelianmghow9095 *Previously, for example, countries such as Sweden and Poland claimed imperial status but made one big mistake by declaring war on Russia and now these are regional countries! ;-)*

[@karelianmghow9095]

@@UltraTotenkopf RuSSia scores off in this regard as well. It started a genocidal war against a certain much smaller neighbour and expected it to be a walk in the park. Unexpectedly, it's now being taken from behind by this aforementioned neighbour, and has thus forever cemented its status as a regional power (which it has always been to be honest). Good job Putin 😁

[@UltraTotenkopf]

@@karelianmghow9095 *Listen to the Nazis ... the war began in 2014 with the genocide of ethnic Russians in the Donbass, which resulted in the death of 14 thousand civilians in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, according to UN reports, so you Nazi pig just farted into a puddle, and in 2022 what this blood feud of the Russians happened for their brothers and sisters, and the Ukrainians will have to pay for every one killed in the Donbass!*

[@hencytjoe]

It looks a very, very, VERY average Swedish city. Like pick any city in Sweden, they look just like this (except for all the neglected buildings falling apart). It's soooo weird. I didn't know this existed in Russia. It's pretty cool.

[@michaellusk2856]

Love the city with its "forest" park. Thank you.

[@yurigabrilovich2190]

Been there 3 weeks ago Great place The castle is great so is the park

[@jimwilliamson7598]

Thank you for this video! 👍🧑🏻‍🌾🇨🇦🍻

[@Johnny-tt8zc]

Love the park. The mosquitoes like to nibble on sweet things 😀. The whole town is charming. I’m a water person,so that’s were I would probably spend most of my time 🙂 Stay safe hun 🍻🌲

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

😄😄😄

[@devendersaini69]

Hello Svetlana, I visited Vyborg in year 2016. IT WAS A GREAT TIME. YOUR THIS VEDIO REFRESHED MY MEMORIES

[@sampohonkala4195]

That was an interesting video, a lot of details and not just the very central places. I have never been at Monrepos and it has been quite a while since I last visited Vyborg. This was the birth place of my mother during the Finnish era; the family had to leave in 1939 when the war broke out, and leave everything behind. They lived close to the railroad, to the North from the town center, on the other side of the body of water. Btw. Agricola surely was a translator and translated the New Testament into Finnish as early as 1548. (Tyndale had translated New Testament into English in 1526, so being only 22 years behind the British was an accomplishment.) However, in doing so Agricola had to create the written Finnish language that did not exist, and even invent new words. His ABC-book was the first book ever published in Finnish. He was a genius and can be called the creator of the Finnish language as we know it today.

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

Thank you! Didn’t know that Sorry your family had to leave😢

[@sampohonkala4195]

@@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA No sorrow, no regrets. My mother was 8 at that time, so she had started school in Vyborg. She had a new life in more central Finland, finally married my father and worked as a teacher - and would I even exist had all this not happened? Vyborg is an interesting place and I am totally free of any bitterness of the past. I like Russia and especially St. Petersburg. I was also planning to visit Vyborg and bring my kids to see the town of their grandmother, but then Covid-19. Some other time...hopefully soon.

[@дмитрийс-щ5и]

@@sampohonkala4195 по -русски понимаете?

[@sampohonkala4195]

@@дмитрийс-щ5и Unfortunately I don't speak nor understand Russian. My grandmother did - she was a Finn but was born in St. Petersburg and started school there.

[@vincentkermorgant]

@@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA well, they did not "have" to leave but what sane person would want to become a communist in Stalin's USSR ? The biggest mass murderer of the 20th century

[@RickJZ1973]

Nice video! Cool to see the different places. A cat made its appearance in this tour! You probably have the most beautiful hair on KZbin.

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

Thank you!😃 It’s funny that I just cut my hair😅

[@AnthonyJosh]

Awesome I’ll be in Sweden 🇸🇪 and Finland 🇫🇮 on July 25-30th. I’ll be flying out from California

[@katarina9064]

We welcome you ❤ which city r you planning to go to?

[@AnthonyJosh]

@@katarina9064 Stockholm and Helsinki

[@katarina9064]

@@AnthonyJosh alright but just so you know be careful since there are no-go zones

[@AnthonyJosh]

@@katarina9064 which no go zones?

[@katarina9064]

@@AnthonyJosh just generally no-go zones, it has become dangerous ever since 2015

[@johanb.4636]

Great reportage! Good to know to avoid the weekends! I will consider to visit this town after the whole covid situation is over! Thanks!

[@user-ex7kv9fs3k]

St Petersburg was actually Swedish back in the days

[@markusespoosta]

Town St Petersburg is in Ingria. Orginal name to St.Petersburg is in finnish Nevanlinna. Nevanlinna did get town right when Ingrias king was King of Sweden. In Ingria main language was finnish in savo and karelian dialect.

[@user-ex7kv9fs3k]

@@markusespoosta Nyen

[@stasp25]

@@markusespoosta i thought peter the great established it. do you think it is lie?

[@markusespoosta]

@@stasp25 Peter the greats team did not start from zero. In town Nevanlinna was already finnish, swedish and german population. Here is list of family names that already lived there. www.genealogia.fi/nimet/nimi87r.htm

[@stasp25]

@@markusespoosta not sure if it is still the reason to say that Petersburg was established by someone else. I may say that holmgard was established by sweds as well as the whole Russian nation was established by Swedish tribe Russ and its Lord - Rorich with ingvar and helgi. Did you ever think why Russians are Russians and where this word came from? You call sweds ruotsi. Just because of that. DNA and genealogy of their nation is a Swedish source.

[@ramarover]

I love your videos, thanks for creating them, Bruce,

[@ilkka182]

Give Viipuri back to Finland.

[@stasp25]

Back to sweds? Do they want it back?

[@Timo-wv3dd]

@@stasp25 Nobody wants it back.

[@stasp25]

@@Timo-wv3dd to me it is okay to stay where they are. One million of Russians back to Finland. No way! Thanks.

[@artooinonen6472]

Antakaa Suomi takaisin Venäjälle.

[@Juhani96]

@@artooinonen6472 mitä

[@raymondphill]

Hi Svetlana, a nice video exploring a nice place, well filmed, a good commentary by you and a great choice of background music.

[@ardiris2715]

Thumbs up for the cats.

[@louloutefrenchy6229]

Mieux qu'une invitation officielle à visiter la Russie! Merci Svetlana pour nous faire découvrir ces lieux extraordinaires .. On vous apprécie beaucoup de la France. Soyez bénie pour votre partage.

[@marianmattila8550]

Vyborg or Viipuri is stolen from Finland and Finns like Crimea is now stolen from Ukraine.

[@ericlindal8008]

Love the hair! Beautiful!

[@calbackk]

Nice to have a sightseeing around Viborg, but really, Russia has no business being there. It was stolen from Finland. That is a fact that will never change, so give it back already.

[@JossgorkOnemanBand]

@AM And?

[@calbackk]

@AM Assaulting neighboring countries for grabbing their land may have been a habit in ancient times, but has no place in the modern world. Russia’s clinging to it’s old ways is the reason it is an outcast among nations today.

[@calbackk]

@AM I’m sorry but you are mistaken. That is how Russia works. Other European countries have long since moved on from this kind of behaviour.

[@uncleadi]

It wasn't stolen. It was conquered and the people who live there now are Russian. It wasn't a nice thing the USSR did but they were invaded themselves by hundred of thousands of Nordics among millions of other Europeans under Operation Barbarossa. So let's also not pretend you guys are innocent either.

[@uncleadi]

@@calbackk The West created and supported Israel. Tell the European Jews to vacate Palestine and perhaps then you will not look like a hypocrite.

[@quinnw6795]

Amazing video love the music and the cinematography my favourite part is the park keep up the amazing work ❤️ your channel and videos are amazing especially the travel videos. all the best from Canada 🇨🇦

[@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA]

Thank you!😃 The park was my favorite too😊

[@harrynewsprite8618]

Vyborg was mainly finnish city from year 1295 until 1944 when red army occupied it. All Vyborg population moved away from there to other parts of Finland because they did not want to suffer from communist terror.

[@harrynewsprite8618]

Study real history of Viipuri!

[@reinokarvinen8845]

@@harrynewsprite8618 450000 people moved when red adrmy pushed acros the border. My dads family also. One realy pissed of Viipuri residend with the name of Lauri Törni

[@stasp25]

I thought red army occupied it in 1700th. Well, almost red. But army.

[@stasp25]

Many Russians moved to Finland just because they did not want to suffer from putin

[@tezzariprod3031]

correction viipuri/vyborg belonged indenpendet finland 1917-1944 and before grand duchy of finland 1812-1917 until russians stole 1944

[@MikhailTravels]

Добрый вечер всем друзья 🙋🏼‍♂️🫖🧇☕️ Потрясающее видео 📹 👍🏻

[@Latexi_LMX]

Cool looking city! Kinda sad that CCCP took that city from us, but war and history is what it is.

[@suprotyv7534]

it is not just "took" its aggressively conquered. I believe Finland will be able to return its territories one day, as well as Japan, Ukraine, German, and other countries who suffered annexations during/after WWII.

[@Radek494]

@@suprotyv7534 Germany doesn't deserve any land back after what they did in WWII

[@ugandanwarrior5657]

@@suprotyv7534 it will never happen. Unless u want to expirience a nuclear war.

[@suprotyv7534]

@@ugandanwarrior5657 it happened to Soviet Russia, it will happen to Capitalistic Russia. There won't be no nuclear war, children of ALL Russian politicians are living in NATO countries and all their property is in these countries as well. Probably Russia can only nuke Voronezh, because there are no children of Russian politicians as well as no their property in this town.

[@suprotyv7534]

@@Radek494 Russia as well, they were allied with Nazis until 1941, while England and other countries have been involved in real warfare for 2 years.

[@patrik4586]

Viipuri is beautiful medival city! It is a shame that Finns lost it, I have to say. Soviets kind of destroyed parts of it...

[@xander7337]

Russian corruption destroyed it, all the money that supposed to keep the city in good condition is stolen. I believe Soviets would've taken better care of it.

[@JossgorkOnemanBand]

Violently raped it?

[@timothyfriend969]

Very nice video! The old buildings were interesting.

[@Sir_Baddington]

it once were the Finlands second largest city.

[@eipiplusone3791]

My grandpa was once a a little boy!

[@brucetillerson3329]

Another interesting video! Keep these videos coming.

[@karelianmghow9095]

Viipuri is a Finnish city, wrongfully invaded and annexed by Stalin. I'm still eagerly waiting for a reckoning of Soviet war crimes. It's about time someone dug those bad boys from underneath the carpet.

[@tonya5818]

It will never happen, now Russian tactics is to turn everything around from history and get mentally strengt to stand against enemies they see everywhere. Btw, check isoviha and pikkuviha from wikipedia. Some more crimes.

[@aahpuuh]

no politician dares to even propose the idea to the public, it's horrible.

[@pacivalmuller9333]

Why Finnland attacked RSFSR in 1918? Killed more then a million CIVILIANS in Leningrad siege? When will Fnnland learn about their crimes?

[@arfriedman4577]

Beautiful video. Great narration

[@СНЧК_ММДВ]

Wooooow this city is so beautiful, when I was there here in winter, it wasn’t like this

[@osk9013]

It was cleaner and in better condition before the wars.

[@СНЧК_ММДВ]

@@osk9013 Finland was better in Russian Empire, u know

[@osk9013]

@@СНЧК_ММДВ You are possibly referring to the period of Alexander II. It is true he was better for Finland than Sweden ever. But the nature of the Finns has always been their own no matter who has been the ruler. Independent Finland is the best solution - Finns are so different from both Swedes and Russians. I bet it is better also for Russia to have a neighbour like Finland.

[@PaulV.]

@@osk9013 ofc it was in better condition. It used to be like the second largest Finnish city and the cultural capital of Finland. For Russia its just a small border town not much people outside of Saint Petersburg's region even heard about.

[@СНЧК_ММДВ]

@@osk9013 oh man, I was just joking, but you got a very good knowledge of this, that’s great! But you're right, having Finland as a neighbor is very good :)

[@Sarke2]

Looks nice and calm, reminds me more on Scandinavia or even Estonia, Estonia the most.

[@bakatstravarenmattsson3418]

Stackars Viborgare, finns väl inga kvar förmodar jag, bara deras byggnader. Känns bittert, för staden är så fin.

[@Capo252]

Du pratar svenska:) Hälsningar från Villmanstrand, Finland.

[@bakatstravarenmattsson3418]

​@@Capo252 Ryssland är ju ett gigantiskt land, de behöver inte Viborg. Oj du bor ju så nära Viborg man kan komma.

[@Timodon1]

Finns några minnesplattor med svensk och finsk och rysk text! Vore kul att åka dit när allt öppnas igen! Hälsar en stockholmare! :)

[@guseks8413]

@Jake Johansson Actually Viborg was only strictly Russian between 1721 and 1811 and most inhabitants during those years were not russians anyway. It then became Russian again in 1940, all Finns or karelians had to move away to escape USSR oppression. Finally it became truly Russian in 1947 after the peace talks in Paris. Had it been left in the hands of their true owners it would have been an even nicer and larger city than today because of its closeness to St.Petersburg and importance as a trading hub between the baltics states and Russia.

[@royschmidt675]

I enjoy your excellent videos. Thank you 💕

[@pelleheikki]

Sellanen ol' Viipuri.

[@MohamedHAMK]

Finland will never forget you !

[@СтражникПравды]

Thanks to the Russians, Finns have freedom. Forgot this? Who gave you your country? Forgot? Go learn history, you freak.

[@perskarva123]

We would like to get our land back thaaaanks.... -Finland

[@dranonymous3027]

this city was built by swedes, population was almost russian, you finngols have nothing to do with this town

[@MRtapio5]

@@dranonymous3027 actually The population was mostly Finnish Even in 1700's and it was Part of Finland 1814-1940 (41-44) and like she Said in The video alot of building were build by finns so Finland still has a good reason to get The town Back But in My opinion Russia can keep it because it would Be super expensive to rebuild all The buildings and it would not Be worth it

[@MRtapio5]

@Jake Johansson i meant as great duchy of Finland

[@MRtapio5]

@Jake Johansson yes i know that finland was Part of The russian Empire But Finland still had own currency, military, police, parlament etc. So thats why i Said that vyborg was Part of The grand duchy of Finland because it was. russia gave vyborg to Finland in 1814

[@MRtapio5]

@Jake Johansson yea true atleast compared to Sweden But when Nicholas II came in Power than Russia started to treat us badly

[@shagwellington]

Interesting video. I enjoy finding about new places. A shame about the museum. You are lovely to watch. I liked the market the best.

[@АлеесандрЛогинов]

Надо было подготовиться, ошибка на ошибке. Площадь называется Красная, не river a Gulf etc.

[@РукамиНогами]

I live in Kursk, but even me, got my eye twiching from this "video".

[@СергейАнисимов-н9м]

А

[@СергейАнисимов-н9м]

А на какой трассе стоит, она не знает, ее привозят .

[@СергейАнисимов-н9м]

Она другим зарабатывает. Сейчас клиентов нет, приходится видио снимать. А на какой площади или трассе стоит она не знает.

[@raymondmatthews6911]

It was all so cool and beautiful as you.show us more.loved your hair so beautiful.

[@ecoinnovationse]

Thank you. It was nice to see Viborg as a town in summer. I visited some 20 years ago in the autumn. My main memories are the statue of Torkel Knutsson (it appeared in your film, but you did not comment on it, a square in the center where some buildings still looked like they must have looked immediately after WW2. The hotel also seemed not to have been modernised since the Finnish time. It looks as if Viborg is a much better place by now.

[@timnewton9888]

Such a quaint old city. Delightful.

[@psykosoosi8485]

Viipuri belongs to the Finland!

[@arschka]

Ei enää. Silloin siitäkin tulisi III maailman jengien kaatopaikka. Not anymore. Then it would also become the dump of the III world gangs.

[@Jennifer-gv7gp]

Viborg*

[@psykosoosi8485]

@@Jennifer-gv7gp Viipuri

[@arschka]

@@Jennifer-gv7gp This one? 😉 fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viborg