Vainikkala

Vainikkala is a small village of approximately 400 inhabitants in South Karelia, Eastern Finland.

It is part of the Lappeenranta municipality and is located about 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of the city centre.

[1] The Allegro high-speed train service between Helsinki and Saint Petersburg stopped in Vainikkala several times per day until its discontinuation in 2022.

[citation needed] Lee Harvey Oswald entered the USSR through Vainikkala and his passport displays a stamp of the village's name.

Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de:Vainikkala; see its history for attribution.