hidden Ala - Kirjola, a country estate Ala - Kirjola (Alakirjola; in Finnish - Alakirjola/Nizhnyaya Kirijola), an estate which is located on the territory of the present-day village of Landyshevka of the Vyborg district ( nearby the settlement of Sovetsky). The estate has been known... more

hidden Nystrom, Karl Gustav (1856 - !917), an architect Nystrom, Karl Gustav (1856 - !917), an architect. In 1876 Nystrom graduated from the Politechnic Institute in Helsingfors (Helsinki). Diring 1878-1979 he learned at the Higher Technical School in Vienna. From 1879 he was a teacher of the Politechnic... more

hidden Vyborg, town VYBORG (Swedish Wiborg; Finnish Viipuri, until 1948), town, adm. center of Vyborg District. Population: 79,200. The toponym Vyborg originates from the Old Norse Wiborg = “sacred fortress.” It was founded in 1293 at the place of the Vuoksa River’s... more