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Finland Station

1870 establishments in the Russian Empire1960 establishments in the Soviet UnionDemolished buildings and structures in RussiaKarelian IsthmusRailway stations in Russia opened in 1960
Railway stations in Saint PetersburgRailway stations in the Russian Empire opened in 1870
Finlandsky Rail Terminal
Finlandsky Rail Terminal

St Petersburg–Finlyandsky (Russian: Станция Санкт-Петербург-Финля́ндский Stantsiya Sankt-Peterburg-Finlyandskiy, in spoken language usually just Russian: Финля́ндский вокзал Finlyandskiy vokzal, "Finland Station") (IATA: FVS), is a railway station in St. Petersburg, Russia, handling transport to westerly destinations including Helsinki and Vyborg. The station is most famous for having been the location where Vladimir Lenin returned to Russia from exile in Switzerland on 16 April 1917 (N.S.), ahead of the October Revolution.

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Finland Station
площадь Ленина, Saint Petersburg Vyborg Side (Финляндский округ)

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Финляндский вокзал

площадь Ленина 6
195009 Saint Petersburg, Vyborg Side (Финляндский округ)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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