pine forest) is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Koporye Bay of the Gulf of Finland, 81 kilometers (50 mi) west of St. Petersburg.

[9] It was founded in 1958 as urban-type settlement serving the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant and granted urban-settlement status on 10 December 1958.

[2] Due to high concentration of classified research facilities, nuclear energy industries, and military installations, access to Sosnovy Bor is only by special permit (except for the inhabitants of the town).

There are about five hundred large, medium, and small enterprises functioning in the town.

The most prominent organizations in Sosnovy Bor include: Sosnovy Bor is located on the railway connecting the Baltiysky railway station of Saint Petersburg with Veymarn.