After we visited the capital of Finland, we set off on a further journey. Now our road will go only to the north! And the further we move away from the 60th parallel, the brighter the white nights, and in the Arctic Circle (Lapland, Rovaniemi), there will be a polar day. Now we will go through solid forests - Finland is 90% covered by forest, it holds the first place in Europe by the area of forests. Our nearest goal is the city of Lahti. This is the administrative center of the Päijät-Häme region. The transfer itself begins in the territory of the Uusimaa region (Helsinki, in addition to the status of the capital, is also the administrative center of the Uusimaa region). We will drive to the city of Lahti along the excellent Finnish autobahn and the European route E75. This route we will travel through the whole of Finland, this is 1200 km of the way.
The section of the European route E75 connects the capital of Finland to the city of Helsinki and the administrative center of the Päijät-Häme region of Lahti.
The road between the two cities passes through the territory of Finland
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After a long journey, the capital of Finland - Helsinki appeared before us. This is the last capital on the way to the North Cape. Helsinki is much smaller than St. Petersburg. In the city lives 660 thousand people. With the suburbs, the population of the Finnish capital reaches 1 million 200 thousand people. But the capital of Finland is older than the city on the Neva River for 150 years - the city was founded in 1550. The city was founded by Swedish King Gustav Vasa. In those days, the entire territory of Finland was part of Sweden. Helsinki was repeatedly captured by Russian troops in times of numerous wars with the Swedes. For 108 years the city was part of the Russian Empire (1809-1917), as well as the whole of Finland. The city was badly damaged during the Finnish war of 1939-1940 during the raids of Soviet aviation. The same picture was repeated in 1944, when Finland was unable to conduct military operations on the side of fascist Germany. The city's architecture is a bit like St. Petersburg, but the layout of the streets is different here. In Helsinki there are no numerous channels, as in St. Petersburg. And yet, the Finnish capital deserves a visit - it's clean and cozy. Helsinki - the birthplace of the Finnish programmer and hacker Linus Torvalds. Linus Torvalds is the author of the Linux operating system. Not far from Helsinki, Espoo, the satellite city, is the headquarters and main plant of the Finnish telecommunications company Nokia, which has become famous all over the world for its mobile phones. Helsinki (Swedish Helsingfors [3], Finnish Helsinki, Swedish Helsingfors) is the capital and largest city of Finland, the administrative center of the province of Uusimaa (Nyaland). Located in the south of the country, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Population - 630 225 people (31.12.2015) Helsinki, together with the satellite cities of Vantaa (Vanda), Espoo (Esby) and Kauniainen (Grankulla) form the metropolitan region with a population of more than a million people. The population of Greater Helsinki, whose territory includes 12 communes, exceeds 1.3 million people. It was founded on 12 June 1550 by the Swedish King Gustav Vasa, when several hundred inhabitants of Porvoo settled in the territory of the present urban area of Arabia under the royal decree. The day of signing the decree is considered the birthday of the city. In 1748 on the islands near Helsinki the Swedes began the construction of the fortress of Sveaborg, designed to protect the city from the sea. As a result, the city began to grow; The first stone houses appear. However, the capital of Swedish Finland remained the city of Abo. The city was captured by Russian troops four times - twice during the Great Northern War, in May and July 1713; August 24, 1742, during the Russian-Swedish war of 1741-1743; On February 18, 1808, during the Russo-Swedish War of 1808-1809 In 1809, according to the Friedrichsham Peace Treaty, Finland joined Russia. Three years later, on April 12, 1812, Alexander I declared provincial Helsingfors the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland. After the declaration of independence during the civil war in Finland, the city was occupied for some time by units of the Finnish Red Army, but as a result of General Mannerheim's attack from Vaasa, supported by German troops, the city passed under the control of the bourgeois Finnish government. In 1952, the city hosted the XV Summer Olympic Games. In 2007, the city hosted the annual Eurovision Song Contest
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After visiting Vyborg, we set off on a long journey of almost 250 km. Our goal is the city of Helsinki. 30 km after Vyborg - Russian-Finnish customs. At the Russian checkpoint "Torfyanovka" Russian border guards check all documents - passports, green card, medical insurance. After checking all the documents we go to the Finnish border crossing point "Vaalimaa". Here the verification of documents is repeated. After the customs control, the Finnish border guards let us into the territory of Finland. We are again in the Schengen zone and the European Union. Almost 220 km we are driving along an excellent road! Kilometers for 50 to Helsinki begins an excellent Finnish highway.
The section of the European route E18 connects the administrative center of the Vyborg district of the Leningrad region to the city of Vyborg and the capital of Finland, the city of Helsinki
The road between the two cities passes through the territory of Russia and Finland
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After two hours of driving along an excellent road we drive to Vyborg, a small border town 30 km from the Finnish border. In 1939, after Finland became an ally of Hitler's Germany, the Soviet-Finnish war began. As a result of this war, Finland refused territorial claims to the Karelian Isthmus, and the border from St. Petersburg was shifted to the west by 100 km. Thus, the city of Vyborg was part of the USSR. About 80 thousand people live in Vyborg. The city itself was founded by the Swedes in 1293, long before the founding of St. Petersburg. The city is beautiful, on the streets you can often hear Finnish speech. The main attraction of Vyborg is Vyborg Castle. Vyborg (Finnish Viipuri, Swedish Viborg, German Wiburg) is a city in Russia, the administrative center of the Vyborg municipal district of the Leningrad Region. Forms a municipal formation city of Vyborg. It is located 68 km north-west of the administrative border and 122 km from the historical center of St. Petersburg. From the border with Finland, Vyborg is separated by 27 km by railway station (Buslovskaya), by road to the nearest international checkpoint "Brusnichnoe" - 35 km. The city is located on the shore of the Vyborg Gulf, located in the north-eastern part of the Gulf of Finland. In 1293, during one of the crusades into the land inhabited by Karelians, a powerful castle, named Vyborg, was founded on the decision of the regent of the Swedish king Torgils Khnutsson on Zamkovy Island. He became a reliable outpost of spreading Swedish influence on the lands of the Karelian Isthmus, remaining unassailable until 1710. During the Northern War, Vyborg was an obsolete rear fortress of Sweden on the Karelian Isthmus, and, after the fall of Noteburg (Nut) and Nienschantz in Ingermanland, was an unexpectedly advanced base from which the Swedes could threaten the newly founded St. Petersburg. In 1706, Peter I made the first attempt to capture the Swedish fortress and besieged Vyborg, but to no avail. Only in 1710 the city was taken by Russian troops and the fleet, and according to the Nystadt Peace Treaty of 1721 officially became part of the Russian Empire. Sweden repeatedly tried to return Vyborg, and during the Russo-Swedish war in the summer of 1790 in the waters of the Vyborg Bay, the largest naval battle between the Russian squadron under the command of Admiral Chichagov and the Swedish squadron under the command of King Gustav III, ended with the defeat of the Swedes. The peace period ended in 1939, when the Soviet-Finnish war began. In February 1940, after the breakthrough of the Mannerheim Line, the Red Army came close to the Vyborg fortified area. According to the terms of the Moscow Peace Treaty, most of the Vyborg gubernia of Finland, including Vyborg and the entire Karelian Isthmus, as well as a number of other territories, went to the USSR. On March 31, 1940, the USSR Law was adopted to transfer most of the territories received from Finland to the Karelo-Finnish SSR. In this republic on July 9, 1940 Vyborg was determined by the center of the Vyborg (Viipur) region. In the summer of 1941, war returned to Vyborg. On August 29, under the onslaught of the upcoming 4th Army Corps of Finland, parts of the Red Army left the city, retreating to Leningrad, mincing a large number of buildings with BEMI radiofugas. However, only a few of them managed to explode, most of it was cleared by Finnish engineers. The city began to return to the Finnish population and restore the city economy. Three years later, the Finnish army retreated from the Karelian Isthmus, Finnish citizens were again evacuated to the interior of Finland, on June 20, 1944, parts of the Soviet 21st Army of the Leningrad Front entered Vyborg
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It's time to continue our journey. Now we will move towards the Finnish border, our goal is the capital of Finland, the city of Helsinki. From St. Petersburg to Helsinki 390 km, so before crossing the Russian-Finnish border, we will visit a small but picturesque city of Vyborg, which was once in Finland before the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940. And already beyond Vyborg we cross the border. In the direction of the Finnish border, we will travel along the E18 road.
The section of the European route E18 connects the second largest city in Russia, the administrative center of the North-West Federal District and the administrative center of the Leningrad Region, the city of St. Petersburg and the administrative center of the Vyborg District of the Leningrad Region, the city of Vyborg
The road between the two cities passes through the territory of Russia
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St. Petersburg ... Petersburg. The city of Petra. Peter. Leningrad. Petrograd. In different years this city had different names. And no matter what the political situation is today, and whatever the relations between the countries, history should be remembered. This city is rightly considered a city-museum. The unofficial names of St. Petersburg are a few: "Northern Palmyra", "White Nights City", "Northern Venice" (for the similarity of the numerous canals of the Neva and the canals in Venice, the "Northern Capital" (I recall that St. Petersburg, according to the decree of Peter the Great, The capital of the Russian Empire in 1712 and parted with it only in 1918, when by the decree of Lenin, the capital of Soviet Russia was transferred to Moscow). St. Petersburg translates as "the city of St. Peter". It was Peter the Great who founded the new city at the mouth of the Neva River in 1703. At the site of today's Petersburg were impenetrable swamps and forests. The whole of Petersburg is actually built on a swamp. The city was built by workers from all corners of the empire. Petersburg Peter founded as a fortress and a fort to protect the mouth of the Neva from the Swedes. The Peter and Paul Fortress is the place where St. Petersburg began. Immediately after the foundation of the city, a ship harbor was built, and in the future a shipyard. In St. Petersburg, ships began to be anchored from all over Europe with various overseas goods. Quite quickly, the new city began to grow, new people came to settle here, trade and production developed. In 2 centuries, St. Petersburg from a small fort on the Hare Island in the mouth of the Neva turned into a city in which lived over a million people. Before the fall of Russian tsardom in Petersburg lived 1 million 300 thousand people! In St. Petersburg, for two centuries of the Romanov dynasty, there were chic palaces and parks, equipped with embankments. In 1914, the city was renamed Petrograd, and after the death of V.I. Lenin - to Leningrad St. Petersburg - the only city in the world with a population of more than 5 million people, which is located at a parallel 60 degrees north latitude. The capital of Norway, the city of Oslo and the capital of Finland, the city of Helsinki, can form a certain competition to the city. Both these cities are almost on the same latitude as St. Petersburg (Oslo practically at one latitude and Helsinki is 20 km to the north), but the population in Oslo and Helsinki is much smaller than in St. Petersburg) St. Petersburg is located on the Neva River. The Neva itself flows into the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. The western part of the city is also located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. Petersburg is also a huge sea port and a large sea passenger terminal. From the end of May to the middle of July on the street you can read the newspaper all night long - "white nights" come. The sky just does not get dark. During this period, the city has a lot of tourists. In St. Petersburg, thousands of attractions, many museums, churches, restaurants and entertainment. The main attractions of the city on the Neva are the Winter Palace with the Hermitage Museum inside, Palace Square, the Admiralty, the Summer Palace of Peter the Great, the Field of Mars, Peterhof Palace, Nevsky Prospekt, Kunstkamera, Isakievsky Cathedral, Peter and Paul Fortress, Kazan Cathedral, Gostiny Dvor. Separate attention deserves the Vasilievsky Island and the Petrograd side - the historical districts of modern St. Petersburg. A walk along the numerous embankments of the Neva canals, especially the Fontanka during the white nights - it's a fairy tale! St. Petersburg is one of the few cities in the world that was not occupied during the hostilities in different years. In the first world war, the advancing German Kaiser troops and the troops of the White Guard General Yudenich were not able to seize and occupy Petrograd. St. Petersburg is the city from which the October Revolution of 1917 began. The Hitlerite generals in the fall of 1941 took Leningrad into a blockade, after it became clear that they would not be able to seize it. More than 900 days Leningrad was in blockade. Over the years of the blockade almost half of the population died of hunger, cold and disease. After the war, Leningrad was restored. And in 1991, shortly before the collapse of the USSR, the city was returned to its historic name - St. Petersburg. This city deserves to spend a week in it! Maybe more! This is the largest city that met us during our trip. St. Petersburg (from 18 [31] August 1914 until January 26, 1924 - Petrograd, from January 26, 1924 to September 6, 1991 - Leningrad) - the second largest city in Russia. The city of federal significance. Administrative center of the North-West Federal District and the Leningrad Region. It was founded on 16 (27) May 1703 by Peter I. In 1712-1917 - the capital of the Russian Empire. The city is named after St. Peter - the heavenly patron of the founding king, but eventually became more and more associated with the name of Peter I. Located in the north-west of the Russian Federation, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland and at the mouth of the Neva River. The city was the center of three revolutions: 1905-1907, February and October revolutions of 1917. During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 the city of 872 days was in blockade, as a result of which more than 2 million people were killed. On May 1, 1945, by order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Leningrad was declared the Hero City. The population is 5,280,000 people. St. Petersburg - the most important economic, scientific and cultural center of Russia, a major transport hub. The historical center of St. Petersburg and its associated monuments are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List; This is one of the most important tourism centers in the country. Among the most significant cultural and tourist sites are the Hermitage, the Kunstkamera, the Mariinsky Theater, the Russian National Library, the Russian Museum, the Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Nevsky Prospekt. As a result of the Northern War of 1700-1721, the Neva River valley was conquered from Sweden and became part of the Russian Empire (according to the Nystadt Peace Treaty of August 30 (September 10), 1721). On May 16 (27), 1703, the city of St. Petersburg was laid in the mouth of the Neva near Nien. This day is dated the laying by Peter the Great of Peter and Paul Fortress - the first building of the city - on the Hare Island. The new fortress with gun fire was to cover the fairways of the two largest branches of the delta of the river - the Neva and the Bolshaya Nevka. In the first ten years of the city's existence, the main part was the City Island (the modern Petrograd Island), there were the Gostiny Dvor, the Trinity Church, many office buildings, handicraft settlements and military units. The first industrial enterprise of the city was the Admiralty Shipyard, opened in 1705 on the Admiralty side (the left bank of the Neva), where later the Galernaya shipyard, Peter the Great's Winter Palace and the Summer Palace of Peter the Great with the Summer Garden were built. Since 1712 the city was proclaimed the capital of Russia, and since 1713 all persons serving the royal court had to settle in St. Petersburg, the government Senate moved here. By decree of Peter the Great on January 16, 1712, engineering and artillery schools were created in St. Petersburg. In 1712, Peter I issued a decree on the creation of the General Plan of St. Petersburg. It was from this time that the Vasilyevsky Island began actively to be built up, which was to become the center of the city, and the Vyborg side, the construction of the suburban palaces of Peterhof, Ekateringhof, Oranienbaum is unfolding. By 1725 the Smolny court, Foundry yard, water saw mills, brick, wax, gunpowder, weapon, trellis, tanneries and other factories, food enterprises were built, in 1724 it was transferred from Moscow to the Mint. An important event is the construction of the first railway in 1836 between St. Petersburg and Tsarskoe Selo. August 18, 1851 from St. Petersburg to Moscow left the first train, soon the communication between the two cities became regular. In 1837 the Tsarskoye Selo station was built, in the 1850s - the Nikolaevsky, Varshavsky, Baltiyskiy railway stations, and in 1870 - the Finland railway station. The First World War greatly influenced the fate of St. Petersburg. In August 1914, on the wave of anti-German sentiments, the city was renamed Petrograd. By 1917, there were problems with supply, queues became a common occurrence. The disturbances of February 23-27, 1917 in the city and other events of the February revolution culminated in the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II and the formation of the Provisional Government. On October 25 (November 7), 1917, during an armed uprising, power in the city passes into the hands of the Bolsheviks, and the Russian Soviet Republic is founded with its capital in Petrograd. In the course of the Civil War, because of the proximity of the anti-Bolshevik armies, Lenin's government moves to Moscow, Petrograd is deprived of its capital status (March 5, 1918), which passes to Moscow. January 26, 1924, after the death of Lenin, Petrograd, the decision of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b) is renamed to Leningrad. Heroism and perseverance of the Leningraders were manifested during the Great Patriotic War. September 8, 1941 the enemy came to the Ladoga Lake, captured Shlisselburg, taking control of the source of the Neva, and blocked Leningrad from the land. This day is considered to be the beginning of the blockade of the city by the troops of Hitlerite Germany from the south and Finland from the north. Almost 900 days and nights in the conditions of a complete blockade of the city, residents not only retained the city, but also rendered immense help to the front. Over the years of the blockade, according to various sources, from 650 thousand to 2 million people of the civilian population perished. As a result of the counteroffensive of the Leningrad and Volkhov fronts on January 18, 1943, the blockade ring was breached, but only on January 27, 1944, the blockade of the city was completely removed. After the lifting of the blockade, only 560 thousand people remained in Leningrad. In 1991, according to the results of the referendum, 54% of the people of Leningrad supported the return of the historical name of the city of St. Petersburg. September 6, 1991 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR it was returned.
We are crossing the Narva River. On the other side Ivangorod fortress is seen. We are met by Russia. In Ivangorod - the checkpoint "Ivangorod". Here we are met by Russian border guards. Check the passport, green card. After checking we take a course to St. Petersburg. The road is the same - E20. The quality of the road did not deteriorate after entering Russia, but the roadside on both sides of the road is not always put in order. Yet there is a difference with Estonia. On the way to Peter there are many villages. In St. Petersburg, we will stop by the Red Village, which is now considered a feature of St. Petersburg. From Narva to St. Petersburg 150 km, there is a very lively traffic in both directions. The road will take about two and a half hours. In St. Petersburg, we turn to the north-west and start moving towards Vyborg, to the Finnish border.
The section of the European route E20 connects the third largest city in Estonia - the city of Narva and the second largest city in Russia, the administrative center of the North-West Federal District and the administrative center of the Leningrad Region, the city of St. Petersburg.
The road between the two cities passes through the territory of Russia
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So we drove through all of Estonia! We are met by the border town of Narva with Russia. From the history of the word can not be erased, but it is a fact - it was in the battles with the Kaiser Germany under Narva that the Red Army was born. Narva is located on the left bank of the Narva River of the same name. Opposite Narva on the other bank is already the Russian Ivangorod. The majority of the population of Narva is Russian. It's almost impossible to hear Estonian speech here - Narva is the largest Russian-speaking enclave in Estonia. The city was a part of the Russian Empire for a long time, the Swedes also hosted it for a long time, while the first Russian emperor Peter the Great did not drive them from Narva during the Northern War. The population of Narva is 60 thousand people. It is a clean, pretty city with its old historical center. Having examined Narva, we will bid farewell to Estonia and prepare for a meeting with Russian St. Petersburg. Narva (Est. Narva) is the third largest city in Estonia, mostly Russian-speaking, the largest city in the county of Ida-Virumaa. Population - 60 400 people In Estonia, officially the date of the founding of the city is considered to be 1223 year. In the Danish land book under 1240 on the site of part of the territory of the modern city mentioned village Narvia. In ancient Russian sources, a fortified settlement on the site of a modern city was first mentioned by the Novgorod I chronicle under the year 1256 In the first half of the fourteenth century, Narva was given the rights of the city. From 1223 to 1346 years. Narva belonged to Denmark, and then until 1558 - to the Livonian Order. At this time the castle of Herman (XIII-XVI centuries) is being built, which is a clear indication of the strategic importance of the city. In 1492, for the struggle against Livonia, the Grand Prince of Moscow, Ivan III, built the Ivangorod fortress opposite Narva (Rugodiv). During the Livonian War Narva was taken by Russian troops on May 11, 1558. Tsar Ivan the Terrible planned to make Narva a major trading and military port of Rus on the Baltic Sea. In August 1579, the Swedes made their first attempt to seize Narva, but retreated, losing about 4,000 people. During the siege of 1581 the Swedes, however, managed to seize the city, after which it was cut about 7000 Russian townspeople. With the attempt to win back Narva, Peter the Great began the Northern War. On August 9 (20), 1704, Russian troops took Narva. As a result of the Northern War, Estland and Livonia moved to Russia, which was secured by the Nystad Peace Treaty of 1721. In 1719 the Revel province was formed, while Narva remained in the St. Petersburg province. From March 4 to November 28, 1918, the city was occupied by German troops. November 19, 1918 in Riga, representatives of Germany signed with the Provisional Government of the self-proclaimed Estonian Republic an agreement on the transfer of the latter to all power in the country. After the defeat of Germany in the First World War, the Red Army seized Narva on November 27, 1918, and then launched an offensive into Estonia. According to the peace treaty between Soviet Russia and Estonia of 2 February 1920 Narva remained in Estonia. During the Second World War, since August 17, 1941, it was occupied by German troops. Released on July 26, 1944 during the Narva operation. During the war, the Old Town was heavily damaged in the course of Soviet aviation operations, as well as during the retreat of the Germans by their special sapper teams
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We are making our last move in Estonia. Our goal is the city of Narva, the border city of Estonia, which separates the Narva River from the border town of Ivangorod. The length of the journey is approximately 50 km. In Narva we temporarily leave the territory of the European Union (to the border with Finland) and cross the Estonian-Russian border.
The section of the European route E20 connects the administrative center of Ida-Virumaa county Jõhvi and the third largest city in Estonia - Narva
The road between the two cities passes through the territory of Estonia
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The next city that we met on the road is Jõhvi. This is the administrative center of the county of Ida-Viru County. The city developed due to deposits of oil shale, which are in the vicinity of the neighboring town of Kohtla-Jarve. In Jõhvi, in its time, many migrant workers settled in the oil shale mining jobs. Jõhvi is a small city, its population is about 13 thousand people. During the war years, Jõhvi was occupied by the Germans. After the war, two mines were discovered in the city to extract oil shale. The same mines were also opened in the neighboring town of Kohtla-Jarve. Jõhvi (est. Jõhvi) is a city in the northeast of Estonia, the capital of Ida-Virumaa county. From 1918 to 1940 had the status of a city in the Republic of Estonia, then from 1940 to 1991 as part of the Estonian SSR, during the period from 1941 to 1944, Jõhvi was in occupation by German troops. Now it is a parish and county center of the Republic of Estonia. The population is 13 000 people. The first mention of the settlement was noted in 1241 in the Danish Land Register. At the end of the XVI century, Jõhvi passes under the control of Sweden, and later on the Nystadt Peace Treaty becomes part of the Russian Empire until 1918. In Russia, the settlement was officially called Ieva, was part of the Wesenberg County of the Estland province and wore the status of a small town. In 1869, during the construction of the Baltic Railway, which stretched from the Baltic port, through Revel, Wezenberg and Narva to Tosno station, the railway station Ievve was built. Subsequently, from 1870 to 1876, Ievet became a major transit-transshipment point. Due to the lack of a railroad to Derpt until 1876, all cargo from St. Petersburg to Derpt was sent by horse-drawn transport. During the First World War after the fighting on the approaches to Ieva and Sompa with the Red Guards who arrived here from Petrograd, the German troops occupied Ieva on March 1, 1918, and held out until November 29. During this period, by order of the German authorities, all houses were numbered, construction of sidewalks and planting of trees began. From December 8, 1918 to January 16, 1919, the Estland Workers' Union was in power, and in 1919 it was officially named Jõhvi. In 1920 it was supposed to make Jõhvi the center of the newly created Alutaguz County, but the county was not created, and Jõhvi remained a posad. In 1923 an average school was built, in 1929 - an elementary school, a mining college was opened. The construction of a railway station with access roads, loading and unloading platform and a commodity barn was completed. In 1926, Jõhvi was electrified, and on May 1, 1938, the status of the city was obtained. June 17, 1940 in the city was established Soviet power, and August 13, 1941 the city was occupied by German troops. In August 1944, with the retreat of German troops, the city was almost completely destroyed: of 350 houses only 100 remained. After World War II, in 1948 a mine was built near the city, which worked until 1973. In connection with the intensive development of oil shale in the postwar period, the city began to grow rapidly. The population began to increase mainly due to migrants who were engaged in the extraction of oil shale and processing it in Jõhvi and the neighboring town of Kohtla-Järve. In 1950, Jõhvi became the center of the Jõhvi district and remained until 1962. After Estonia gained independence in 1991, Jõhvi became the administrative center of the county of Ida-Viru County.
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