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The ___MASK29___ is the approximately 45  110 km wide stretch of land , situated between the ___MASK94___ and Lake Ladoga in northwestern ___MASK48___ , to the north of the River Neva ( between 61 ° 21  N , 59 ° 46  N and 27 ° 42  E , 31 ° 08  E ). Its northwestern boundary is the relatively narrow area between the Bay of Vyborg and Lake Ladoga . If the ___MASK29___ is defined as the entire territory of present - day Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast to the north of the Neva , the isthmus ' area covers about 15 , 000 km . Priozersky District is an administrative and municipal district ( raion ), one of the seventeen in ___MASK91___ Oblast , ___MASK48___ . It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with Lakhdenpokhsky District of the Republic of ___MASK11___ in the north , Vsevolozhsky District in the south , and Vyborgsky District in the west . In the east , the district is bounded by Lake Ladoga . The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Priozersk . Population ( excluding the administrative center ): 42 , 859 ( 2002 Census ); . ___MASK32___ , officially the Kingdom of ___MASK32___ ( Swedish : ), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe . It borders ___MASK65___ to the west and Finland to the east , and is connected to ___MASK23___ in the southwest by a bridge - tunnel across the Öresund . At , ___MASK32___ is the third - largest country in the European ___MASK28___ by area , with a total population of 10 . 0 million . ___MASK32___ consequently has a low population density of , with the highest concentration in the southern half of the country . Approximately 85 % of the population lives in urban areas . Northern Europe is the northern part or region of Europe . Although no definitive borders or definition exists for the term , geographically , Northern Europe may be considered to consist approximately of all of Europe above the 52nd parallel north ; which includes ( from west to east ) ___MASK37___ or all of : ___MASK47___ , the Republic of Ireland , the Isle of Man , the United Kingdom , the Faroe Islands , the Netherlands , northern Germany , Denmark , Norway , Sweden , northern Poland , Finland , Estonia , Latvia , ___MASK13___ and northwest Russia . However , narrower definitions may also be used based on other geographical factors , such as climate and ecology . Greenland , geographically a part of North America , is politically a part of the Kingdom of Denmark , and may be included depending on the definition . ___MASK91___ Oblast is a federal subject of ___MASK48___ ( an oblast ). It was established on August 1 , 1927 , although it was not until 1946 that the oblast ' s borders had been mostly settled in their present position . The oblast was named after the city of ___MASK91___ ( now St . Petersburg ). Vuoksela is a former rural locality on ___MASK29___ , in Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast , located on the western shore of the northern armlet of Vuoksi River . Until the Winter War and Continuation War , it had been the administrative center of the Vuoksela municipality of the Viipuri province of Finland . In 1929 a Lutheran church was built there , which has remained until now . The ___MASK94___ is the easternmost arm of the Baltic ___MASK72___ . It extends between Finland ( to the north ) and Estonia ( to the south ) all the way to Saint Petersburg in Russia , where the river Neva drains into it . Other major cities around the gulf include ___MASK71___ and Tallinn . The eastern parts of the ___MASK94___ belong to Russia , and some of Russia ' s most important oil harbours are located farthest in , near Saint Petersburg ( including Primorsk ). As the seaway to Saint Petersburg , the ___MASK94___ has been and continues to be of considerable strategic importance to Russia . Some of the environmental problems affecting the Baltic ___MASK72___ are at their most pronounced in the shallow gulf . ___MASK65___ (; Norwegian : ( Bokmål ) or ( Nynorsk ); Sami : " Norgga "), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK65___ , is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the island Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard . The ___MASK52___ Peter I Island and the sub - ___MASK52___ Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the Kingdom . ___MASK65___ also lays claim to a section of ___MASK2___ known as Queen Maud Land . Until 1814 , the Kingdom included the Faroe Islands ( since 1035 ), Greenland ( 1261 ), and ___MASK47___ ( 1262 ). It also included Shetland and Orkney until 1468 . It also included the following provinces , now in Sweden : Jämtland , Härjedalen and Bohuslän . ___MASK76___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK76___ , is a sovereign state in Northern Europe . A peninsula with the ___MASK94___ to the south and the ___MASK79___ to the west , the country has land borders with Sweden to the northwest , Norway to the north , and Russia to the east . Estonia is south of the country across the ___MASK94___ . ___MASK76___ is a Nordic country situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia , which also includes Scandinavia . ___MASK76___ ' s population is 5 . 5 million ( 2014 ), staying roughly on the same level over the past two decades . The majority of the population is concentrated in the southern region . In terms of area , it is the eighth largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union . The Continuation War ( 25 June 1941  19 September 1944 ) consisted of hostilities between ___MASK76___ and the Soviet ___MASK28___ from 1941 to 1944 . The Continuation War began shortly after the end of the Winter War , which also was fought between ___MASK76___ and the Soviet ___MASK28___ . In the Soviet ___MASK28___ , the war was considered part of the Great Patriotic War . Germany regarded its operations in the region as part of its overall war efforts on the Eastern ___MASK22___ , and it provided ___MASK76___ with critical material support and military cooperation . In ice hockey , the goaltender is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team ' s net , thus preventing the opposing team from scoring . The goaltender usually plays in or near the area in ___MASK22___ of the net called the " goal crease " ( often referred to simply as " the crease " or " the net "). Goaltenders tend to stay at or beyond the top of the crease to cut down on the angle of shots . In today ' s age of goaltending there are two common styles , butterfly and hybrid ( hybrid is a mix of the traditional stand - up style and butterfly technique ). Because of the power of shots , the goaltender wears special equipment designed to protect the body from direct impact . The goalie is one of the most valuable players on the ice , as their performance can greatly change the outcome or score of the game . One - on - one situations , such as breakaways and shootouts , have the tendency to highlight a goaltender ' s pure skill , or lack thereof . Only one goaltender is allowed to be on the ice for each team at any given time . The Viipuri Province was a province of ___MASK76___ from 1812 to 1945 . History . The predecessor of the province was ___MASK27___ Governorate , which was established in 1744 from territories ceded by the Swedish Empire to ___MASK48___ in 1721 ( Treaty of Nystad ) and in 1743 ( Treaty of Åbo ). These territories originated as parts of the County of Viborg and Nyslott and Kexholm County in 1721 , and parts of the County of Savolax and Kymmenegård in 1743 . The governorate was also known as Old ___MASK76___ . ___MASK48___ ( from the  Rus '), also officially known as the Russian Federation , is a country in Eurasia . At , ___MASK48___ is the largest country in the world by surface area , covering more than one - eighth of the Earth ' s inhabited land area , and the ninth most populous , with over 140 million people at the end of March 2016 . The European western part of the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern , about 77 % of the population live in European ___MASK48___ . ___MASK48___ ' s capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world , other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Nizhny Novgorod and ___MASK96___ . The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet ___MASK28___ and Finland in 1939  1940 . It began with the Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939 ( three months after the outbreak of World War II ), and ended with the Moscow Peace Treaty on 13 March 1940 . The League of Nations deemed the attack illegal and expelled the Soviet ___MASK28___ from the League on 14 December 1939 . The Vuoksi is a river running through the northernmost part of the ___MASK29___ from Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland to Lake Ladoga in northwestern ___MASK48___ . The river enters Lake Ladoga in three branches , an older main northern branch at Priozersk ( Käkisalmi ), a smaller branch a few kilometres to the north of it , and a new southern branch entering further southeast as ___MASK100___ ( Finnish : Taipaleenjoki ), which has become the main stream in terms of water discharge . Since 1857 , the old northern distributaries drain only the lower reaches of the Vuoksi basin and are not fed by Lake Saimaa . The northern and southern branches actually belong to two separate river systems , which at times get isolated from each other in dry seasons . The ___MASK79___ is the northernmost arm of the Baltic ___MASK72___ . It is situated between Finland ' s west coast and Sweden ' s east coast . In the south of the gulf lie the Åland Islands , between the ___MASK72___ of Åland and the Archipelago ___MASK72___ . Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice , usually in a rink , in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent ' s net to score points . Ice hockey teams usually consist of six players each : one goaltender , and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team . The Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame is part of the Vapriikki Museum Centre in ___MASK61___ , Finland and was created in 1979 to honor those individuals who have contributed to Finnish ice hockey . The Hall has displays and memorabilia that depict the significant contributions of , coaches , referees and other important figures in the sport . ___MASK61___ ( Swedish : " Tammerfors " ) is a city in Pirkanmaa , southern Finland . It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries . Fennoscandia , Fenno - Scandinavia , or the Fennoscandian Peninsula , is the geographical peninsula of the Nordic region comprising the Scandinavian Peninsula , ___MASK76___ , ___MASK11___ , and the Kola Peninsula . It encompasses ___MASK76___ , Norway and Sweden , as well as Murmansk Oblast , much of the Republic of ___MASK11___ and parts of northern Leningrad Oblast in Russia . Its name comes from the Latin words " Fennia " ( ___MASK76___ ) and " Scandia " ( Scandinavian ). The term was first used by the Finnish geologist Wilhelm Ramsay in 1898 . Geologically , the area is distinct because its bedrock is Archaean granite and gneiss with very little limestone , in contrast to neighboring areas in Europe . Esko Aatu Rekomaa ( December 24 , 1932 -- February 14 , 1985 ) was professional ice hockey player who played in the SM - liiga . Born in Vuoksela , ___MASK76___ , he played for HIFK . He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986 . The European ___MASK28___ ( EU ) is a political and economic ___MASK28___ of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and ___MASK15___ affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary ___MASK28___ was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency .