Coastal Artillery - is a very big deal. I make no pretence to cover the subject all over. Only few locations of Baltic sea coast of Finland and Russia are presented on these pages.

Rjevskiyi firing ground

16 inches (406 mm) gun. Main caliber of the Soviet Union. This is the only and biggest gun of Russian construction. Alas, but there will be few guns at Russia territory in this section of my website...

Kuivasaari

This is the tiny island in few miles southward of Finland's capital. It has unique 12 inhes twin guns turret. The guns are in full tactical efficiency. The artillery museum was established here early 1990-th but military holds their presence till now and there is only one day in the year foreigners permits to visit the mysterious island...

Command point in Sveaborg (Suomenlinna)

There is the deserted and unpresentable bunker in Sveaborg (Suomenlinna) fortress, which was used as command point of coastal artillery of Helsinki sector during the WW2. I believe it was a strong desired information about this bunker for Soviet secrecy service in 1941. I have separate section of Sveaborg on my site, but the subject comes under coastal artillery...

Isosaari

There is one more little, but interesting island mile eastward from Kuivasaari island with abundance of the fortifications, artillery emplacements and guns up to 12 inches caliber. Military presence started here in 1909 and lasts till nowadays, so it will be hard deal to get here for civilians (and foreigners especially). But nevertheless...

Santahamina

This is the considerable big island 5 km northward from Isosaari. It has the long and rich military history too and number of artillery emplacements of the old days - from Crimea war to WW2 times. It is restricted zone because there are many military units on the island and, by the way, School of Coastal Artillery founded in 1969 in their number...

Russarö

Russarö situated few miles southward of well known Hanko cape. This island has the famous beacon - so called "Eye of Hanko". It has numerous artillery emplacements up to 9.2 inches caliber. It is in restricted zone too because of principal approach in Finland - most interesting artillery and fortifications are in restricted zones as rule...

Örö

This is the final point of my review of Finnish coastal artillery. The island situated near to 25 km westward from Hanko cape. There are military unit on the island, but it could be visited. The trips organized from Kasnas city (the fee is 50 euros)...

Bolax island

One more coastal battery in the Finnish skerries to the west of Hanko peninsula. Not a big island has 2 152/45 Canet guns battery of 1940 construction. There are no restricted zones and notrespass signs. This is a civil territory and you could see these remarkably guns for 5 euros fee only. Your welcome...

Ristiniemi (Krestovy) Cape

Desolated ruins of 12-inches Finnish battry at Ristiniemy Cape. There are no guns, equipment, etc. Emptiness, backwoods, borderline land...

Tuppurasaari (Vikhrevoy) island

The little island at the entrance to the Vyborg bay with ruins of the Finnish 6-inches Canet battery. Beautiful, desert and abandoned place...

Tiurinsaari (West Berjozovy) island

This is considerable island with 6-inches Canet emplacements of Finnish construction. It is in the restricted border zone nowadays and because of it there is unharmed and maiden nature on the island.

Bjorke (Bolshoy Berjozovy) island

Considerable and remarkable island of divine nature to the west of Primorsk (Koivisto) town. There are quite a big deal of coastal artillery and old fortifications of WWI and WWII. But it is in the restricted border zone too.

Puumala (Peski)

There is a curious place with some coastal artillery artifacts of various origin not far to the west from Ino fort. It is a good place for shooting to the sea side and for spa cottage's construction so now the place is fenced and restricted for visits.

MU-2 (152/57 mm) emplacements

Two batteries of Soviet 1950-th MU-2 artillery system's are in the north coas of Gulf of Finland. One of them can be find near to fort Ino (Puumala) and other - near to cape Stoorsuden (Flotsky). No guns. no equipment, but quite a lot of old Soviet concrete wreckage...