It was completed in 1933 by the design of the Finnish architect Uno Ullberg.

[1] Avangard Stadium was opened in 1933 as Viipurin keskusurheilukenttä, the ″Vyborg Central Sports Stadium″, when Vyborg was a part of Finland.

[1] Vyborg stadium was the home ground of the football club Sudet, and hosted the 1937 Finnish Championships in Athletics.

It was also planned as a venue for the football matches of the cancelled 1940 Summer Olympics.

[1] The stadium was severely damaged in the World War II.