Sacred Sites of Interest
The Karelian Isthmus contains a diverse range of religious architecture reflecting the region’s complex Russo-Finnish history. This collection highlights Vyborg’s Gothic St. Hyacinth’s Church and the Neoclassical Transfiguration Cathedral, alongside the unique Church of St. Andrew the Apostle, built on a tiny monolithic island in the Vuoksi River. Visitors can explore active Russian Orthodox cathedrals, historic Finnish Lutheran kirhas—including the functionalist stone church in Sevastyanovo—and the 18th-century Annunciation Cathedral in Shlisselburg.
A St. Hyacinth's Church, Vyborg
St. Hyacinth's Church is a Gothic building, formerly a church, in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
B Transfiguration Cathedral
Neoclassical Russian Orthodox cathedral in Vyborg, constructed between 1787 and 1892. It serves as the primary cathedral for the Diocese of Vyborg.
Church of Andrew the Apostle on Vuoksi River
Wooden Orthodox church built in 2000 on a small rocky island in the Vuoksi River. It is noted for its traditional northern Russian architecture and unique natural setting.
D Cerkov Dimitria Solunskogo
Wooden Russian Orthodox church in the Kolomyagi district, built in 1906. It is one of the few local churches that remained active throughout the Soviet era.
Hram svatitela Aleksia, mitropolita Moskovskogo
Russian Orthodox temple located in the Primorsky district of St. Petersburg.
Kirha Vuoksela
Ruins of a Finnish Lutheran church completed in 1929 by architect Ilmari Launis, situated on the shores of the Vuoksi River.
Hram Svt. Nikolaa Cudotvorca
Orthodox temple dedicated to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker.
H Blagovesenskij sobor
The main Orthodox cathedral of Shlisselburg, featuring 18th-century Baroque foundations with later Neoclassical reconstructions.
Centr bhakti-jogi
Spiritual center dedicated to the practice of Bhakti Yoga and Hinduism.
Hram Uspenia Presvatoj Bogorodicy
Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God, located in the village of Michurinskoye.
Kirha Svatogo Ioanna
Former Finnish Lutheran church built in 1933. It is a stone structure designed in the functionalist architectural style.
Hram svatyh apostolov Petra i Pavla
Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul.
Kirha Vuoksenranta
Stone Finnish Lutheran church completed in 1935, designed by architect Väinö Keinänen in the village of Ozerskoye.
Casovna
Small Orthodox chapel.
Hram Svatoj Troicy
Orthodox church dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
Svato-Uspenskij hram
Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God.
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