Finland Station

Finlyandsky Финляндский
St.Petersburg–Finlyandsky main building
General information
Location	5 Lenin Square, Saint Petersburg Russia
Coordinates	59°57′20″N 30°21′24″E / 59.95556°N 30.35667°E / 59.95556; 30.35667
Owned by	Russian Railways
Operated by	October Railway
Line(s)	Saint Petersburg Railway Division
Platforms	5 (island platforms)
Tracks	10
Connections	Ploshchad Lenina
Construction
Parking	Yes
Architect	Pyotr Kupinsky[1]
Other information
Station code	03820
IATA code	FVS
Fare zone	0
History
Opened	1870[2]
Rebuilt	1960
Electrified	1952
Original company	Finnish State Railways (now VR Group)
Passengers
12 million p.a.
Services
Preceding station Russian Railways Following station Lanskaya towards Riihimäki Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg Terminus Lanskaya towards Beloostrov Saint Petersburg–Beloostrov Kushelevka towards Khiytola Saint Petersburg–Hiitola

St Petersburg–Finlyandsky (Russian: Станция Санкт-Петербург-Финля́ндский, romanized: Stantsiya Sankt-Peterburg-Finlyandskiy), also known as Finland Station (Russian: Финля́ндский вокзал, romanized: Finlyandskiy vokzal) (IATA: FVS), is a railway station in St. Petersburg, Russia, handling transport to westerly destinations including Helsinki and Vyborg.

The station is most famous for having been the location where Vladimir Lenin returned to Petrograd from exile in Switzerland on 16 April 1917 (N.S.), ahead of the October Revolution.

The main entrance to the metro station Ploshchad Lenina is in the main building of Finland Station.