[9] The Okhta River flows through the district while the Neva defines its southeastern border.

Low moraine ridges with the relative height of 10–20 meters (33–66 ft) are located parallel to the shore of Lake Ladoga, and along the coastal lowlands are the coastal dunes which reach the height of 3–5 meters (9.8–16.4 ft).

Originally, the area of the district was populated by Finnic peoples, and historically was changing hands between Sweden and Russia; in particular, at some point it belonged to the Novgorod Republic, and from the 15th century, it was annexed together with all Novgorod Lands by the Grand Duchy of Moscow; it belonged to the Vodskaya pyatina, one of the five pyatinas of Novgorod Lands.

[10] On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and Leninsky District, with the administrative center in the settlement of Vsevolozhskoye, was established.

On February 1, 1963 the urban-type settlement of Vsevolozhsky was renamed Vsevolozhsk and granted the status of town of oblast significance.

During World War II, in Pargolovsky District battles between Soviet and Finnish armies took place.

[12] On August 1, 1927, Kuyvozovsky District with the administrative center in the village of Kuyvoz was established as well.

On October 30, 1930 the administrative center of the district was moved to the suburban settlement of Toksovo.

Saint Petersburg – Hiitola railroad runs through Toksovo to Sosnovo and Priozersk.

The M18 highway connecting Saint Petersburg with Petrozavodsk and Murmansk crosses the southern part of the district.

[18] The federally protected monuments include the Priyutino Estate in Berngardovka, Vsevolozhsk, the complex of buildings around the laboratory of Ivan Pavlov in the settlement of Pavlovo, the Ryabovo Estate in Vsevolozhsk, and various monuments related to the events of the Siege of Leningrad in 1941—1944.

[19] The Priyutino Estate, which belonged to Alexey Olenin, a president of the Imperial Academy of Arts in the 19th century, is a museum as well.

[20] Several state museums in the district describe events related to the Siege of Leningrad.