The decision to start tram traffic in Vyborg was made in November 1910, when the city government signed an agreement with the German A.E.G.

When World War I broke out in 1914, German property was confiscated by order of Franz Albert Seyn,the Governor-General of Finland.

However, there were ongoing disagreements between the company and the city about the management of the electricity system and the tramways, including ticket prices.

In 1936, the company lost its operating license by an arbitration court decision and had to sell the electricity system and the tramways to the city of Vyborg.

With the Moscow Peace Treaty that ended the war, Vyborg became part of the Soviet Union in 1940, where traffic was also a state responsibility.

It had to be stopped on 15 June 1944 due to the approaching Battle of Vyborg, in which the Soviet Union took back control of the city.