Vyborg Synagogue

Vyborg Synagogue
Vyborg Synagogue
	Drawing by Gerhard Sohlberg, 1905
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue (1910–1939)
Status	Closed; destroyed
Location
Location	Vyborg
Country	Finland
	Location of the destroyed synagogue in Finland
Geographic coordinates	60°42′29″N 28°45′51″E / 60.70801°N 28.764117°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Gerhard Sohlberg; Viktor Riihelä;
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Art Nouveau
Completed	1910
Destroyed	30 November 1939 (in the Winter War)

The Vyborg Synagogue was a Jewish synagogue, located in Vyborg. Completed in 1910, the synagogue was destroyed in 1939.

Designed in the Art Nouveau style by Finnish architect, Gerhard Sohlberg, in 1905, as part of the Grand Duchy of Finland, Vyborg Synagogue was one of the three synagogues ever built in Finland. The synagogue was built in 1909–1910 after some modifications by construction engineer Viktor Riihelä.^[1] The synagogue was completely destroyed by Soviet air bombings on the first day of Winter War, 30 November 1939.^[2]