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Viipuri

American  
[vee-poo-ri] / ˈvi pʊ rɪ /

noun

  1. Finnish name of Vyborg.


Viipuri British  
/ ˈviːpuri /

noun

  1. the Finnish name for Vyborg

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Born June 23, 1937, in the eastern town of Viipuri, which is now in Russia, Ahtisaari was a primary school teacher before joining Finland’s Foreign Ministry in 1965.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Ahtisaari was born in 1937 in Viipuri, now part of Russia, and his family was forced to flee when Soviet forces attacked when he was two.

From Reuters • Oct. 16, 2023

To the north and west of Viipuri civilians were cleared out of towns and villages, while the Army began preparing new positions between the Isthmus and Helsinki.

From Time Magazine Archive

And so last week the Finns began retreating in the middle of the isthmus, swinging their army back like a door, with Viipuri as the hinge.

From Time Magazine Archive

Russia also got back Viipuri, Finland's fourth biggest city.

From Time Magazine Archive