Scientists, engineers, construction workers, teachers and other professionals moved to Obninsk from all over the Soviet Union.

The name of the city is taken from Obninskoye, the train station in Moscow-Bryansk railroad, built in Tsarist times.

[10]The city is located on the main rail line between Moscow and Kyiv and at the intersection of Kiev and Warsaw highways.

Obninsk is famous for its meteorological tower which was built to study spreading of radiation from the nuclear station.

The following institutes are located in the city:[11] Situated in Obninsk are the plants of companies such as Kraftway (the largest manufacturer of personal computers in Russia), Rautaruukki, Lotte Confectionery, Hemofarm a.d.