Some of the Finnish troops who took back Viipuri (Vyborg). August 1941.

Some of the Finnish troops who took back Viipuri (Vyborg). August 1941.

Finnish people evacueted quickly from their villages in Carelia, summer 1944. photo from War Archives (SA) Finland

Finnish people evacueted quickly from their villages in Carelia, summer 1944. photo from War Archives (SA) Finland

The city of Viipuri (called Vyborg by the Soviets). It was the second largest city in Finland, until it was ceded to the USSR in 1940. This photo was taken on 30 August 1941, after its liberation. The city would fall again to the Soviet Union after the Red Army's 1944 Karelian Offensive. It is now part of the Russian Federation.

The city of Viipuri (called Vyborg by the Soviets). It was the second largest city in Finland, until it was ceded to the USSR in 1940. This photo was taken on 30 August 1941, after its liberation. The city would fall again to the Soviet Union after the Red Army's 1944 Karelian Offensive. It is now part of the Russian Federation.

Viipuri market square. Date unknown.

Viipuri market square. Date unknown.

Viipuri - Suomi Semeri

Viipuri - Suomi Semeri

civilians leaving Vyborg

civilians leaving Vyborg

Viipuri Pretzel

Viipuri Pretzel

Vyborg (Viipuri) - in the time it belonged to Finland

Vyborg (Viipuri) - in the time it belonged to Finland

Agricolan patsas, Viipuri - Памятник Агриколе в Выборге

Agricolan patsas, Viipuri - Памятник Агриколе в Выборге

Viipuri train station in the 1930s. From the Russian language Viipuri Wikipedia page. File:Asematori-Viipuri.jpg

Viipuri train station in the 1930s. From the Russian language Viipuri Wikipedia page. File:Asematori-Viipuri.jpg

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