Vyborg, Russia. Swedish-Finnish-Russian City (Viborg, Viipuri). First Trip. Vlog.

With a contribution of my patrons, I began to travel Russia. Once I've got not too much of support though, my initial plan to make a big trip over Russia is failed, at least for now. But it is enough at least to begin with a single small trips to the Russian cities close to me (Saint Petersburg).
Thanks so much to everyone who contributing my channel with Patreon at / realrussia
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The City of Vyborg (Russia "Выборг", Swedish "Viborg", Finnish "Viipuri", German "Wiburg") is located in Leningrad region in 120km Northwest from Saint Petersburg, Russia.
It is situated on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of the Vyborg Bay where the Saimaa Canal enters the Gulf of Finland. The population is about 80,000 residents.
In this video, I had a time to explore a little bit of the historical city center of Vyborg - railway station, "Druzhba" Hotel, Market Square with Central Market and Round Tower, Square of Old Town Hall, Pretzel Coffee Shop, Castle Island, The Vyborg Castle (Vyborg Museum), Olaf's Tower, Cathedral Square and Transfiguration Cathedral, St. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Prospect of Lenin (Lenin Avenue).
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[@SovietClassic]

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[@realrussiablog]

Soviet Classic нет! Это на лето!

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[@SovietClassic]

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[@teroalho847]

Im gona visit viburg Viipuri this summer never been there. i love st petersburg there i have visited few times. Greatings from Finland.

[@VangusKhan]

Legend has it, if you say "Kvass" in a comment, Sergey will pin it.

[@dancofoed3422]

this is great my son lived here for 6 months, in the process of relocation he lost his pictures of vyborg, I really enjoyed watching this video, because I was able to see what my son saw. thank you Sergey for your trip to vyborg

[@realrussiablog]

You're welcome! Also thanks to all Patreon contributors! I am not living off contribution, all crowdfundings goes to produce the new videos. The channel can't spend more to produce the new videos than it makes. More support - more videos and wider geography will be.

[@jeffsnider3588]

Sergery, you have a real eye for good Architecture.

[@barbifaye8719]

What a nice town, so much preserved old - world architecture, and such history. I never heard of Vyborg before today but am so happy you showed it to us, Sergey. There's no stopping gulls from stealing the food of other birds; you should see them here in Vancouver - they do exactly the same and will even steal food right from your hand if you're not careful.

[@realrussiablog]

One of the next destinations I consider is Veliky Novgorod (Great Novgorod).

[@craigcoates62]

Love the crisp clean views, the history is interesting. I love to see your country through your videos. Amazing, cool. Can't get enough of the history of these places. Thank you from Ga, U.S.A

[@YankeeinSiberia]

Very interesting city. Would love to see it sometime. Great video!

[@craigcoates62]

Yes me too, someday day I may travel. Wish it was now. :)

[@romaschild3]

Thank you for the wonderful tour of Vyborg! I love your videos.

[@realrussiablog]

Planning one of next trips to Veliky Novgorod (Great Novgorod).

[@goranlarsen3460]

I must point out something very important details: Wyborg was taken by the Russians attack to Finland and the war 1939 to 1944. It is certainly not a "Russian city" ! The Finnish "Carelia" area was taken at the same period. Wyborg is a wonderful city to visit.!

[@realrussiablog]

Vyborg was Russian way before it is became Finnish. It is became Finnish when USSR gifted it to Finland. In the end of 1930s it is became obvious that WWII is coming and Soviet Union wanted to be aliens with Finland and to get in agreement that of Nazis will get on a territory then it will mean an aggression to Soviet Union. Finland never wanted that because your government those days wanted to believe Nazis will win and for collaboration with Nazis, Finland will get all Leningrad Region and Karelia. Karelia never was a part of Finland. Yet what is Finland? It’s a fragment of Russian Empire. A former Great Duchy of Finland. Learn history at least a little. I recently also been to Karelia and old people remember Finnish occupation during WWII.

[@Leperzco]

@@realrussiablog During Swedish rule of Vyborg and Russian imperial rule it was mainly inhabited by Finnish people so it could be said that it was Finnish city throughout its history until Winter War. Finland was not co-operating with Nazi Germany before Winter War. Nazi Germany did not wanted to be friendly toward Finland as Nazi Germany was co-operating with USSR under Molotov-Ribbentrop pact where it was agreed that Finland falls under the Soviet sphere of influence and Soviet Union has free hands to do with Finland what ever they like. Finland was instead pursuing good ties with UK and France which both actually were on close to send military aid to Finland at the end of Winter War which was big contributing factory that Stalin agreed to make peace agreement with Finland as he was worried that Soviet Union would end up having war with UK and France. Quite a large part of Karelia was part of Finland before Winter War. Border between Soviet Union and Finland ran on close to towns of Salmi and Suoyarvi in Ladoga Karelia. All that territory of modern day Republic of Karelia west from Salmi and Suoyarvi to modern day border of Finland and Russia was territory of Finland before Winter War.

[@hurrytoworry]

@@realrussiablog "Learn history at least a little" Continues to spout the most bullshit version of history i've ever heard LOL

[@runarhe5913]

@@realrussiablog That's wrong. Strong kremlin propaganda there. Russians are nazis, and they never learn.

[@simonfyhr7005]

@@realrussiablog Vyborg was swedish way before Russia had it. Town Viborg was founded in 1293 by Torgils Knutsson. Learn history at least a little bit. Russia was founded by Sweden by the viking Rurik. He founded Rurik dynasty. after Rurik dynasty was Romanov dynasty and after that was the Sovjet era

[@danielj4685]

Everything looks very Finnish and Swedish

[@Jo-MM]

Well thats because it is

[@pacheno856]

Soviet hords are of course not capable of building such beautiful architecture, and I'm not being ironic, I really mean it.

[@karelianmghow9095]

There's a rather simple explanation for that: it is Finnish and Swedish

[@steveburton9242]

I visited Vyborg in 1993. I was very impressed by the city, and I'm glad to see it again. Thank you.

[@petersandstrom7209]

Very interesting video. Thank you.

[@user-ce6iy2nw5o]

The Area has been Finnish For thousands of years untill 1939-1945, when all the finns were evacuated from karelia

[@user-ce6iy2nw5o]

@Mor Dor you just reinforced My claim

[@user-ce6iy2nw5o]

@Mor Dor The Finno ugric tribes and tatars of russia aren't russians

[@markmcc78]

Looks like a baby Stockholm! Great video Sergey, as always.

[@yb8080]

Yes, without the bad parts!

[@francisdec1615]

It was founded by the Swedish nobleman Tyrgils Knutson in 1293, so of course it looks Swedish.

[@kathleenaltherr6836]

Your videos are spectacular. I feel like I am taking a holiday when I watch them. That castle was amazing. Thank you!

[@angelg.8462]

Nice view from the tower!🌹 This city is cute, more colorful, and not crowded, which is what I like 😉 💟that big pretzel too! I'm thinking this city probably looks really charming in the Springtime when the flowers are blooming and the trees are green.... Thanks for the nice video😚

[@chevychase]

Wonderful video! Now I love Vyborg!

[@markusespoosta]

In "Swedish-Finnish-Russian City" 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. Russian town it have been after the soviet time. ;)

[@realrussiablog]

What a bullshit! After the Soviet time? So after 1991? Ahaha. They don’t even teach you that it was Swedish, founded by Swedish regent. And got to Russia yet in Peter’s time. Never comment if you’re so ignorant in the questions of history. You’re absolutely ignorant!

[@markusespoosta]

@@realrussiablog Wikipedia tells in swedish:"Viborg grundades 1293, när svensken Torgils Knutsson lät uppföra en borg på en liten holme i det innersta hörnet av Viborgska viken, invid en gammal karelsk bosättning och handelscentrum från 900-talet. Inte långt efter slottets anläggning uppstod troligen en köping i dess närhet (det så kallade Gamla Viborg på det 1 1/2 km norr om slottet belägna Monrepos ägor)." To us finns castle of Viborg is not very Swedish becouse it was founded in part of world, that everybody, even swedes them self, did call Österland and from year 1400 Finland. During the early Middle Ages, the Swedish Götaland and Swealand unionkingdom expanded to control first Finland and then Norrland. Finlands status was like status of Götaland or Swealand in kindom of Sweden. In Norrland and Finland most of the population did all ready speak finnish. Swedes speaking population did come to Finland and to Karelia later, but castles usually was run with local finns, karelians and just top leaders was Swedish nobles. It is 100% true that in our Finnish schools we did not get good history educations, becouse of "Finnlandisierung". The studies did include only history, that in any way, could not hurt soviet union.

[@xNemesiSxPR]

wow what a pretty small city. Good to see there is a lot to Russia other than the big known destinations like St Pete, Moscow. Very beautiful

[@Jo-MM]

It should be Finnish but the fat man from USSR took it in Wknter war.

[@hyljix]

Well it is Finnish but under ruski occupation

[@hyljix]

@Jake Johansson bruh it was given to Finland when the borders were still being certified

[@hyljix]

@Jake Johansson yeah, it was given to Finland when the borders were still being certified. And it's Viipuri not Viborg.

[@hyljix]

@Jake Johansson are you stupid or something? They were certified after finnish independence. Then russia was the aggressor, trying to annex all of Finland and only managed to steal karelia.

[@larryswindcatcher]

Russia travel blog by Sergie. I like it, looking forward to your next video.

[@LeeAllen337]

Loved that tower. The inside was so open, couldn't tell that from the outside. Nice little place, thanks for sharing.

[@realrussiablog]

And thank you for contribution! I will send you the message later for gift from Vyborg!

[@LeeAllen337]

@@realrussiablog Thank you Sergey.

[@mrb5491]

Great video! Really enjoy seeing the architecture and your commentary! Thanks! Mark Kiel, Wisconsin USA

[@debpartin8737]

Wow wonder what the inside of the tower looked like 500 years ago

[@realrussiablog]

Different. It is not changed too much outside, but completely reconstructed inside. Also it seems inside of the tower there were the stories.

[@Argacyan]

In the video you can see those holes in the walls inside, those were to stabilize wooden floors on different levels (like with most old castles and towers). With these buildings usually either the floor got destroyed or due to age it became rotten. If the tower used to follow the same structure as other places different stories would hold some furniture, weapon racks and so on.

[@PrestonLPR]

Thanks Sergey! Vyborg/Viipuri has a fascinating history and as a border town it has seen its fair share of bloodshed. When the city was part of independent Finland, from 1917 to the war, it was perhaps the wealthiest city in Finland. As a trading centre, it was, like St Petersburg , very international with Russian, Finnish, Swedish and German communities. People in eastern Finland would do their big shopping in Vyborg rather than Helsinki. It's nice to see that the buildings are being restored, because when I last visited it was in a rather sorry state. As you said at the end of the video, there is still a lot to see; in addition to the library, there is also the art museum. Thanks once again.

[@AlexMoonXXI]

...including the famous park "Mon Repos" www.parkmonrepos.org/en/home

[@mariapetrova8671]

Yes, and before Finnish county separated from Russian Empire the Vyborg province was Russian since 1710.

[@hermanniheinze5206]

@@mariapetrova8671 but part of the grand dutcyhy of Finland.

[@mariapetrova8671]

@@hermanniheinze5206 Actually not. Grand Duchy of Finland was created by Russian Empire after these Swedish owned territories joined Russia in 1809. Viborg became Russian in 1721 as a part of Saint Petersburg Governorate and later reconstituted with other territories into Vyborg Governorate. In 1812, only 3 years after Sweden ceded its territory, Russia made Vyborg Governorate part of GDof Finland as Viipuri Province.

[@SocialistFinn1]

@@mariapetrova8671 that's literally what the other commenter just said... that it was a part of the Grand Duchy of Finland.

[@christerhall68]

Great video 😊 Thanks from Norway. The tower was impressive.

[@villevirtanen00]

Great, very interesting. Keep posting! Very fascinating country and very recognisable Scandinavian architecture.

[@villevirtanen00]

Would love if you went on the BAM to Vanino, on to Sakhalin. Stopping along the way at various places. (Ulan-Ude, Olkhon Island, Irkutsk, Altay Republic, Lake Baikal +++) How could we make that possible? :)

[@realrussiablog]

Mor Dor You're right. That's fun how people ALL the time asking me to film just ALL OVER our the biggest country in the world located in 9 hour zones. I said ok. Set the Patreon for this. But most of people who asked just gone :) I still have a respect to those relatively few people who supported me and began travel to at least nearest cities. But we can't talk about BAM and places like Sakhalin for sure for now. I can't spend more for producing those videos than the channel is making. Especially after my audience in the same time did EVERYTHING to kill the advertisement on my channel thankful which the channel worked without any Patreons for TWO years.

[@dccoulthard]

Awesome. When I go to St. Petersburg, I wanted to go to Viipuri! Now I know the high-speed train goes there! Thank you!!

[@user-vx3ur7ti3k]

Good video as always!!! Very nice city.Great job!!!

[@caroltenge5147]

I have watched your russia videos for years. This one is so special as it shows a city I will never ever be able to visit, yet displays its story so well. Almost like Ive been there when its over..... You live in a wonderful vibrant country.

[@StalinTheMan0fSteel]

Looks good Serg! A peaceful sleepy northern town. Looks like a good place to spend the summer.

[@nellennatea]

WOW. That was amazing that Tower. Those stairs to the top. And a great view. You can see the Swedish - Finnish styles on the buildings. Great Castle. How many other castles are there in Russia? You tell me history I did not know. I am loving learning all about Russia since you very first video all that time ago. Excellent. Every video excellent. Great channel.

[@nellennatea]

@Mor Dor Thank you for your amazing reply. I read it all and looked at the links. WOW. Thank you. Very sad that the Nazi's didn't care enough to protect ancient buildings like castles. That the world wars caused them to be destructed due to fighting and the Nazi sheltering in them. I will keep your information which is also emailed to me. For I want to remember it all. Thank you.

[@alastairmorton870]

What a beautiful city, architecture, fantastic work in the castle ,==... those staircases !

[@theoldhag615]

I am in awe of the beauty of the cities in Russia...gorgeous..interesting..thank you for introducing us to these beauties...

[@karelianmghow9095]

This is not a Russian city at all - it's an old Finnish city occupied by the Soviet Union.

[@jeff-m6f]

I enjoy your video's, your warm and genuine and I learn more about your country

[@anzzzgubanzzzgu2722]

Vyborg is in Finnish 'Viipuri'

[@PaulV.]

And Finland is in Finnish "Suomi". I really like their language 😊

[@sergioviscovich4025]

What a pity that Finland had to surrender this City to Soviet Union in 1945.

[@heikkisallinen9012]

@Mor Dor Soviet Russia sponsored the Red Finns in the Finnish civil war already in 1917. People, who performed Coup de Tat in Finland and Ousted the legally elected government. Let's face it, both countries tried to gain land for their ideals : socialism and nationalism . Back then As for Winter War , it had not happened if not for paranoid Stalin. Soviet intelligence was well aware that political atmosphere was not at all favourable for Nazi Germany in Finland of 1939, but Joe being Joe . . .

[@heikkisallinen9012]

@Mor Dor In that logic you could condemn Lenin's mother for not aborting him before birth. Finnish social democrats hardly knew the 'reforms' Lenin and his predecessor would put in place later. So that is a kind of useless argument. And for sure, No country is a saint. I doubt Lenin could have achieved much with only Finnish socialdemocrats on his side. I think there was few Russians involved too ;)

[@Bruh-jr2ep]

@Jake Johansson What are you talking about? :D Russian emperor gave Petsamo in exchange of town of Siestarjoki near St. Petersburg. This happened in 1864 but unfortunately Finns gave Siestarjoki and got nothing. Once again a reminder that Russian leader can't be trusted. Finland got Petsamo in 1917. Over 50 years late.

[@Bruh-jr2ep]

@Jake Johansson Vyborg was not a gift from Russia to Finland. Vyborg was always inhabitated by Finns, before Swedish rule, during Swedish rule and during Russian rule. So it was always a Finnish town.

[@retroas2683]

​@@Bruh-jr2ep yeah, tsar made many mistakes. Your existence is one of them.

[@marinerik423]

Another great video! Thank you Sergey.

[@jeffk5724]

Nice video. I would touch those buildings. Nothing more surreal than touching history.

[@maryrosed8475]

Thanks Sergey for this great video. Very interesting to see other cities in Russia. Nice to live there no traffic jams!!

[@realrussiablog]

You're welcome Mary Rose! and thanks for contribution to make this video!

[@maryrosed8475]

@@realrussiablog Wish it could be more. All your videos are so interesting. Really want to visit Russia.

[@realrussiablog]

StatusFennica you ask to believe in your lie? Your disinformation is gonna work only for those who are ignorant in this question. But you think we all are ignorant here? How can Russian "stole" Vyborg if it is got to Russia by the results of WWII? Do you know that it is agreed in all World that the borders of the countries by results of WWII are not even discussed? Vyborg got to Russia by the result of the Northern War in 1721 (Treaty of Nystad) when Finland was not even existed. In 1917, Russia gave an independence to Finland and Vyborg. But Finnish government acted very vilely when in the years of WWII they got to believe Nazis will beat Russia (USSR) and wanted to use that situation. Finland involved to WWII as Russia's enemy. When you involve in War be ready to get lost your territory. Stalin just never forgiven such a behavior from Finnish government and returned it to Russia by results of WWII. If Finnish government wasn't so disrespectful, they might would own Vyborg now. You can't say Russia stole something what it got by results of at the moment the most terrible war ever. Russians can build amazing towns. The problem Russia is always for centuries been tried to be destroyed. You, Europeans, burned out our country many many times. And now you refer to those cities which had to be recovered in a quickest time after Russia was ruined in WWII. We had to build ugly buildings because people just was need to live somewhere again. Not because we are stupid pigs as you trying to pretend now. Look at old Russian cities which is somehow stayed alive. It's a masterpieces of architectural art. I see with your message you still hate us. You endlessly just wants to destroy Russia to come to live here.

[@jeffsnider3588]

Sergey, your comment about the trees and why they are cut back so much, maybe this is to reduce ice and snow breaking the limbs in the winter.

[@realrussiablog]

It is made for the health of the trees. But just usually they don't cut them that much!

[@TT-zd6nr]

In the UK that type of pruning is called pollarding as it is at high level. I have some old hazel trees which were coppiced which means they were levelled almost at the base. So although they are apparently over 300 years old, the trees coming from this base are only a foot across. Trees are pretty robust!

[@villemartikainen9394]

@City17.76 It looks like those trees were pruned already maybe 2 years ago and they have grown lots of thin branches already. They don't look good now because leaves have not grown yet but 2 months from now they will look ok.

[@Andrea-br4gv]

Like the history...Spadsiba!

[@craigcoates62]

Yessssss! Soo good. :)

[@The_Carolean]

It deserves to be Finnish

[@entiresquare6262]

@Mor Dor Its just sad that russia takes our lands, which were our most prosperous, then turns them into shit. Vyborg could have been more important than Helsinki in 2019.

[@entiresquare6262]

We had to evacuate Karelians from Karelia, who i think have greatest right to you know, Karelia. I think its sad that apparently a russian thinks of winter war as "giving Finland taste of their medicine", hundreds of thousands of innocent Russians died in Finnish forests for no reason, just because they were lead by mentally unstable moron in Stalin. My point which you didnt even disagree with, was that Finns would have built Vyborg up as it was a very important city, but for Russians its just random town north of Petersburg.

[@entiresquare6262]

@Mor Dor Sorry, i am not heated nor i thought i came across as one. Anyway. There is way more tragic things in Finnish history than WW2. And that is my point, its not very important part of Russia history, yet Russians ignorantly think that because Finland was semi-autonomous part of Russian empire for 100 years of her history, that the Finnish lands are somehow Russian. Being Finnish as a concept didnt even exist couple hundred years ago, only reason it exists today is that russians thought it helped lessen the swedish influence in Finland, and Finns thought it helped to combat the Russian influence. Finnic tribes range from sweden to Urals, and one of those was Karelians, so when Russians say " Karelia belongs to us ", No it belongs to Karelians, 99% of whom where evacuated from Finnish Karelia in WW2. Anyway i misread your statement as more inflammatory than i should have, so sorry about that. Its just so annoying reading Russians in comment sections who have zero clue about their own history regarding Finland.

[@NederFinn]

Mor Dor Finns never fought with Nazi germany. And by the way, just so you know, Russia invaded Finland. Germans were sort of allies, but they did not fought together. Finland even fought against them in the Lapland war. Viipuri will be always Finnish. It was Finland’s biggest city. Still a scar, like if Finland would take over Moskova, that’s how it feels.

[@retroas2683]

​@@entiresquare6262 never were your lands. You murdered tons of russians in Vyburg and sided with nazis, trying to genocide St.Petersburg population.

[@johnround8311]

I`ve learned more about Russia from your show than anywhere. Here in Canada, most people know nothing about Russian cities. All our news is filtered through the US.

[@heikkisallinen9012]

@Mor Dor - Winter War 1939 - 1940 - Operation Barbarossa 1941

[@debpartin8737]

What a view

[@mathiasniemeier4359]

THANK YOU FOR A ..'GREAT VIDEO'! LOVED IT... KEEP UP THE GREAT RIDE...

[@icantbreath9061]

Very nice city. Great video.

[@darrell3O87OO]

Great video. I love this travel series of Russia from a Russian point of view.

[@stephanieparker418]

I love the Point-of-view that you filmed this! You are so passionate about the history. Thanks for sharing. Have a pretzel for me! 🥨

[@harveyp1370]

Beautiful looking place great vid

[@kindafoggy]

You're getting some absolutely excellent film of these historic buildings. Thank you for panning slowly enough that we see the details. Gorgeous! (By the way, the seagulls in Seattle will take that whole pretzel right out of your hand rather than wait for you to throw them some)

[@richardsumner4214]

THANKS !!! Great Day Tour !

[@debpartin8737]

I love the round house would make a nice house

[@choggerboom]

My grandmother fled from Viipuri (now Vyborg) during soviet take over. As an American, it is so interesting to see the environment (although changed) that my grandmother grew up in.

[@barbaraharrison5980]

Hello Sergey: This was a really interesting and enjoyable video, you should have been a history teacher. This was a wonderful trip to take, and I did not even need a passport. You will reach your goal, for your big trip across Russia, just keep producing excellent videos, and you will reach your goal before you know it. I will raise a glass of wine, and you can raise a glass of kvass. Cheers!

[@llssneN]

As a finn it is not easy to watch this video.. the town should've remained with finland if russia followed international law, but didn't. But I like your video anyway.

[@realrussiablog]

I'm sorry for what happened. But don't forget that Soviets gave away this territory to Finland. But during WWII Finland government turned out from USSR. Stalin just never forgave it. 🤷‍♂️

[@llssneN]

@@realrussiablog Hello Sergey thank you for your reply. Viipuri has originally been the home of Karelians, already since from the year 900, who are a Balto-Finnic group. Since the medieval times Viipuri has been part of the swedish-finnish kingdom, from 1710 to russia, and from 1812 to grand duchy of Finland, and from 1917 to independent finland, of course after world war 2 today to russia. After russia attacked viipuri, most of the inhabitants moved to finland, and the people living there today have come from other parts of russia to take over the city. I'm not sure what you mean by "gave away" because it was originally part of sweden-finland and finland, and russia forcefully attacked it to take it over, there was no kind gesture of giving. I do not wish to insult russian education but it is a known fact that the history education in russian schools is often enrichened with propaganda, this is internationally recognized. Even President Boris Jeltsin in 1994 apologized to Finland's president during official visit that taking away the areas from Finland was Stalin's unlawful totalitarian politics, and that every russian feels a pain in their heart for this action. The fact is that Paris Peace Treaty in 1947 was militarily forced and finland didn't get to negotiate on it, while Treaty of Tartu should be the official one today since both russia and finland agreed upon it. Thank you for the video anyway.

[@aukusti3761]

llssneN Geez iam getting nostalgia for something we never had.

[@aukusti3761]

Mor Dor You seem to forget that you helped the socialists in the finnish civil war who were trying to topple the democraticly chosen goverment of finland.

[@Zuukable]

@@realrussiablog Soviet union gave nothing, Finland declared independence itself and Lenin had to advocate, because he had no other option at the time of the revolution. Nothing of that happened by the good will of the Soviets.

[@stugehc]

Finland -10% Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

[@tuha3314]

It basically just looks like a Finnish city. It even has the market square (tori) and a market hall (kauppahalli) next to the market square. Literally EVERY Finnish city has that

[@karkevicius]

That’s because it is a Finnish city. I say this as a Lithuanian

[@ericelliott227]

Sorry I am running a bit behind in keeping up with viewing videos. I just saw this one tonight. Great video, I like old places and learning about their history.

[@martialbers3486]

Thanks, Sergey! I live about 20-miles from Viborg, South Dakota in the United States! Awesome! I like your travels.

[@aabens]

It's a shame that Finland lost the city to the soviets. They left the city in ruins for such a long time, that many magnificent works of great architecture has been lost. That's communism for you

[@realrussiablog]

Learn the history before making such an ignorant comments. The city was ruined by Nazis. It has nothing in common with communism.

[@aabens]

@@realrussiablog The city was annexed from Finland by soviets during the Winter War and the Continuation War. As so, they obviously left the city in ruins by bombing it etc. And, they didn't restore most of the buildings after the war, only recently some of the most precious pieces have been restored. So, explain to me, how was Vyborg not ruined by communists?

[@0mgskillz96]

​@Mor Dor lmao a russian distorting facts, whats new, "Petsamo never being Finnish" Finnish people had lived way east of Paatsjoki where the border between Russia and Norway now runs for ages but Russia despite of finns, sami and norwegians living there, annexed that in 1826, the reason Petsamo was transferred to the Finnish side in the Tarto peace treaty of 1920 was because of the promise Russia made for unfavourably annexing areas where Finnish people had lived for ages (btw Finns being so nice, Finnish villages of Suonikylä, Uura and Muotka were left on the Russian side to sweeten the deal) and if we really want to start talking about landgrabbing you know who started this first cyka

[@retroas2683]

​​​@@aabens so tell me how many Russian have you murdered during Russian civil war and how you were trying to genocide city of St.Petersburg by holding worst blockade in modern history alongside germans. And you never had Vybоrg before civil war when you taken it over and murdered local Russians.

[@Erkele]

2:47 "Salakka" is fish (Common bleak) in Finnish and "lahti" means bay. So "Salakkalahti" means "Common bleak bay".

[@3AMJH]

While it is sad what happened to the city during and after the war, it's good to see people are trying to preserve some of its rich history.

[@garrysalamat5324]

Thank you sergey...... im one of your solid fans on your videos of real russia....im from the philippines.... i really love your country.... how i wish to visit your country especially the rare russian artic towns and cities

[@JamesAllmond]

Got a chance to ride through Vyborg in 2015. Really nice town, amazing architecture. Place has interesting motorcycle culture too. Reminded me of my old days...

[@saucyjack8548]

This was an especially great vid Sergey! Thanks

[@forrestgump1379]

The white stuff next to the pretzel looks like candy. That is a giant pretzel.

[@realrussiablog]

Seems like bizet.

[@gizzymeows5847]

A truly beautiful cozy city. Thank you for sharing such a historical treasure 😊

[@eugeneaspeling7872]

The architecture reminds me of Helsinki

[@user-ce6iy2nw5o]

Both are Finnish towns / cities

[@mariapetrova8671]

Helsinki was built as a new capital by Russian tsar when Finland was transferred to the Russian Empire by Sweden that owned Finland for about 500 years.

[@mariapetrova8671]

The style is called Northern modern

[@NederFinn]

Because the city is Finnish 🇫🇮

[@NederFinn]

Mor Dor Sad to say by you are in this case wrong. Helsinki was build in 1550 by Finnish-Swedes as a trading town. Helsinki was a small fishing town and when Helsinki was lost in the Swedish-Russian war, Russia decided to move the national capital from Turku to Helsinki. Helsinki was then redesigned and rebuild by Finnish-German architect C.L. Enkeli (Engel). He got partly his inspiration by looking at Saint Petersburg. But the city was never designed by Russians. Helsinki grew larger and Finnish architects designed many parts of the Finnish capital like, Alvar Aalto, Eeliel Saarinen and Usko Nyström,

[@nobillclinton]

beauteous. Thank you. I want to come to Vyborg forever because of this video.

[@debpartin8737]

Funny Denver just started the tram a few years ago they call it Light Rail

[@realrussiablog]

Trams are cool! The only thing they must be wisely organized. Then it's like metro but above the ground.

[@manfredbismark6688]

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO!

[@artistdeluxe09]

thank you for the fascinating tour of Viborg, Sergey.

[@garvini3400]

I lived in Viborg as a child. My father was navy officer and whole family relocated temporarily to that town from Leningrad. I have fondest memories of flying paper airplanes to the court from the window with my little friends and getting place basically filled with this airplanes. "Dvornichiha" made us to clean whole huge court. There was Christmas tree in the middle of the Market Square. It was 1956.

[@roberthagedorn290]

What a video! Thank you again, Sergey. I'm betting you had a good night's sleep after all that walking and climbing the stairs to the clock tower.

[@chrislind57]

My mother was born there. Russia should give it back to Finland.

[@realrussiablog]

Nobody should give anything. The results of WWII are non-disputable.

[@chrislind57]

@@realrussiablog Non disputable does not mean it is right.

[@retroas2683]

​​@@chrislind57 it wasn't right that you murdered local russian population during Russian civil war when you invaded it taking over lands that weren't yours and it wasn't fair that you tried to genocide population of St.Petersburg.

[@elielliikanen]

Great video! Maybe you could go to Finland? :)

[@Zelgah]

What a great Finnish city

[@Hemperorjoans]

Pretzels and that view on top of the tower has sold me on this city, definitely gonna visit whenever I end up in Russia

[@__________6597]

Good friday

[@margaretpiton9704]

I was there in 2011--nice city, glad to see it hasn't changed much and that the Round Tower restaurant is still there. I remember the menus in Finnish and Russian at cafes, and the charming English teacher I met. Her class of kids was quite fluent, and this in a public school.

[@elektron2kim666]

Thanks for showing this! Viborg in Denmark is a bit older. I still use the place. It's clearly some cloning of something and it goes back 1200 years, minimum.

[@RussianMermaid]

I like the statue of a baby with a cat 😀🐈 Vyborg looks really European even with all its Soviet features. You know, many people in my hometown say that living in St. Petersburg is living close to Europe and living almost in Europe. This great video is one more proof of these words.

[@realrussiablog]

StatusFennica Your disinformation is gonna work only for those who are ignorant in this question. But you think we all are ignorant here? How can Russian "stole" Vyborg if it is got to Russia by the results of WWII? Do you know that it is agreed in all World that the borders of the countries by results of WWII are not even discussed? Vyborg got to Russia by the result of the Northern War in 1721 (Treaty of Nystad) when Finland was not even existed. In 1917, Russia gave an independence to Finland and Vyborg. But Finnish government acted very vilely when in the years of WWII they got to believe Nazis will beat Russia (USSR) and wanted to use that situation. Finland involved to WWII as Russia's enemy. When you involve in War be ready to get lost your territory. Stalin just never forgiven such a behavior from Finnish government and returned it to Russia by results of WWII. If Finnish government wasn't so disrespectful, they might would own Vyborg now. You can't say Russia stole something what it got by results of at the moment the most terrible war ever. Russians can build amazing towns. The problem Russia is always for centuries been tried to be destroyed. You, Europeans, burned out our country many many times. And now you refer to those cities which had to be recovered in a quickest time after Russia was ruined in WWII. We had to build ugly buildings because people just was need to live somewhere again. Not because we are stupid pigs as you trying to pretend now. Look at old Russian cities which is somehow stayed alive. It's a masterpieces of architectural art. I see with your message you still hate us. You endlessly just wants to destroy Russia to come to live here.

[@realrussiablog]

Just like you. You posted all the same nazi anti-Russian shit about Vyborg and Russia. So you've got the same answer. Or you expect me to respond different to your same lying statement!

[@RussianMermaid]

@@realrussiablog Just like in my Volgograd - several streets in the very center of the city look like a great beautiful ansemble, that includes houses, monuments, parks, squares and hotels for the tourists. But the rest of the city consists of ugly gray panel houses, that can be built quickly and can become home for many people. These are the houses of Soviet families that had to work, grow children and bring their lives back to normal after staying alive in the city turned into ash and dust by the nazi troops...

[@realrussiablog]

@Rusalka yes, back in those days in bombed and ruined country, unfortunately, the beauty of architecture was not the priority. People were need the places to live. A lot of places to live in. Panel houses is the result of WWII.

[@RussianMermaid]

​@@realrussiablog I absolutely agree! The whole economics was ruined, people had to build ugly but convenient houses in straight rows near the factories where they worked and no one cared about the beauty, everyone cared about work and getting something better for their families.... Everyone had been starving for a simple happy calm life for so long, that a flat in such a house, a school nearby and a good working place seemed to be the best things in the world.

[@danielkarlsson156]

As a swede I feel I have to visit Viborg after watching this. :)

[@niilokoskinen2066]

Выборг - исторический город в Финляндии и прекрасное место, к сожалению, часть России.

[@ar4ibald5]

никогда он не был финским

[@robertcgage]

I agree with you, The train station is truly magnificat. 1550 round tower, WOW!!!The only thing that old in America not built by Mexicans is the Fairbanks House 1637. Still in use bty

[@RealHeyMark]

Beautiful. Here in America, there is a town in our state of South Dakota named after this place. It does not look very much like this.

[@ZacharyXAE]

Thank you for the tour of Vyborg.

[@Felix-on6nq]

Sergey, take a trip to Veliky Novgorod. take pictures of the historical city where Russia began. Though I did from Orenburg, interesting will be the reaction of people in ancient Rus

[@yameenali403]

vey nice trip and beutiful location

[@ColKorn1965]

There is a town in South Dakota named Viborg, but it was populated by Danish people.

[@Camel1913]

ColKorn1965 There’s also a town in Jutland Denmark called Viborg

[@Draco_Nex]

2:36 The "Borg" part of the city name is actually Swedish for Fort (Fortress) or Castle.

[@TheUrosm1982]

Thanks for the great video Sergey! You need to clean your camera sensor and lens. The dust and smudges are visible. Greeting from Belgrade, Serbia!

[@realrussiablog]

I no need to clean my camera sensor and lens. told many times before - these are not a dust or smudges. It's a scratches about which I can do nothing for a while.

[@TheUrosm1982]

@@realrussiablog Which camera/lens do you use?

[@realrussiablog]

Panasonic GH4, Panasonic 7-14mm, Panasonic 14-140mm

[@purplepatio]

Lovely city. Thanks. Nancy

[@Plengwing]

Yeah, I was looking forward to this! What a lovely little city. Always good to see that Russia is more than Moscow and St. Petersburg :-)

[@Jo-MM]

Yeah Russia is war too.

[@karelianmghow9095]

@Jake Johansson If my memory serves me right, it was the Soviet Union that was the original nazi collaborator already back in 1939. But that doesn't count, does it?

[@karelianmghow9095]

This is a Finnish city under Russian occupation.

[@freeradical1567]

Thanks for another information fillers vlog. I learn so much from your vlogs. Amazing there were no traffic lights at the intersections. What is the population of Vvryburg?

[@debpartin8737]

Where a lot of buildings destroyed here also in WWII

[@realrussiablog]

A lot! Over 500

[@debpartin8737]

@@realrussiablog that's sad. I've been all over Peter and seeing what the Germans destroyed and the despair made me want to cry. Russia and USSR have done a fabulous job of putting it back together

[@realrussiablog]

Unfortunately, some less care (or money) in Vyborg. There is a lot of good stuff but also a lot to restore and re-built (like that ruined cathedral).

[@MrTurpasauna]

@@debpartin8737 except it was the russians who destroyed those 500 buildings in viipuri.

[@r.v.b.4153]

@@debpartin8737 Funny how you're talking about the Russian things destroyed by the Germans, when those buildings in Viipuri/Vyborg were actually destroyed by the Russians and the original population of the town was replaced by Russians.

[@liatv1980]

Since you are not fluent in English just spell as you feel no need to try the Tom hanks ascent because makes things worst

[@realrussiablog]

I think you are not fluent in English because I have no idea what you said. You’re talking BULLSHIT.

[@thomasekeberg7309]

Thanks for show this. My blood is from Vyborg.

[@evelynbyrd4961]

At the beginning of this vlog, there was a metal insignia of this town. In, Germany, this stands for Volkswagen. The v in the middle and the side arms wagon. Which means, People's Car. Imagine, the tenacity those sword fighters had. This fighting went on for hours, until one was killed or gave in. Are the streets there, at Viborg, as clean as those in St Petersburg? 16th century, The Renaissance started in Italy, and quickly spread, worldwide.