Lakes and Wetlands

The Vyborgsky District on the Karelian Isthmus contains a dense network of glacial lakes and wetlands, many of which retain their historical Finnish identities. This collection includes Gladyshevskoe Lake, a central part of a nature reserve protecting rare freshwater pearl mussels, and the expansive Muhinskoe bog. These aquatic systems range from deep basins like Pravdinskoye to coastal-adjacent waters like Krasnoe Lake, defining a landscape characterized by peatlands and pine-forested shorelines essential for regional biodiversity.

Pravdinskoye Lake

A long, narrow glacial lake on the Karelian Isthmus, formerly known as Kirkkojärvi.

Glubokoye Lake

Lake Glubokoye is a lake on Karelian Isthmus, in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast.

Nuijamaanjärvi

Lake Nuijamaa is a lake on the border between Finland and Russia next to the town of Nuijamaa.

Gladyshevskoe Lake

Located within the Gladyshevsky Nature Reserve, this lake and its outflowing river are critical habitats for rare freshwater pearl mussels and spawning Atlantic salmon.

Smirnovskoe ozero

Glacial lake on the Karelian Isthmus, historically known by the Finnish name Repolanjärvi.

Sokolinoe ozero

A lake situated in the Vyborgsky District, formerly known as Kokkoselkä.

Muhinskoe boloto

A raised bog protected as part of the Gladyshevsky regional nature reserve.

Raduznoe ozero

Small lake located near the larger Gladyshevskoe Lake in the southern part of the Karelian Isthmus.

Podgornoe ozero

Freshwater lake in the Vyborgsky District, historically called Rieskjärvi.

Krasnoe ozero

A lake located near the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, formerly known as Mesterjärvi.

Privetnoe ozero

Also known as Inojärvi, this lake is situated in the southern Vyborgsky District near the settlement of Privetninskoye.

Bolsoe Visnevskoe ozero

A freshwater lake on the Karelian Isthmus, formerly known as Kotijärvi.

Krasnogvardejskoe ozero

One of the larger lakes in the region, formerly known as Halolanjärvi, featuring sandy shores and pine forests.

Veseloe ozero

Small lake in the Vyborgsky District, historically known as Naurisjärvi.

Cernoozerskoe boloto

A wetland area located near the settlement of Roschino.

Marcenkovo

A small lake on the Karelian Isthmus, historically known as Aholampi.

Podhodnoe ozero

Small freshwater lake located near the settlement of Roschino.

Rybace ozero

Small lake in the Vyborgsky District, historically known as Onkijärvi.

Ozero Lajhalampi

A small lake located in the northern part of the Vyborgsky District near the border with Finland.

Maloe Lisicinskoe

Small lake located northeast of Vyborg, formerly known as Suur-Tulentalampi.