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Checkpoint
The border is open 24 hours a day, for citizens of all countries who have the appropriate documents to cross the border. Cars and trucks pass separately. Queues are possible, both for cars and trucks, sometimes up to 5 hours. Truck queues at this customs sometimes reach 40 km. Since 2004, the crossing has also been open to cyclists. However, walking is prohibited.
Trade
In Vaalimaa, near the checkpoint, there is immediately shopping center"Rayahovi", the widespread name of which is "Puck". The shopping center houses manufactured goods and souvenir shops, cafes with buffet and toilets. At night, only cafes and toilets are open, shops are closed. Also, the shopping center is combined with the Teboil gas station (fi:Teboil).
Opposite Rayahovi, across the roadbed of the E18 highway, is located shopping mall industrial goods "Rayamarket".
Also, in the area locality Vaalimaa, on the highway, there are several fish shops, one of which sells fish from its own fish-smoker, the Eastgate motel (currently closed), the Vaalimaa campsite and a car parts store.
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Vaalimaa is home to the largest vehicle checkpoint in the world. Russian-Finnish border- more than 2 million cars a year. On the Russian side, the border crossing is called MAPP Torfyanovka.
Checkpoint
The release point code for customs declaration (Office of exit) is FI499300.
The border is open 24 hours a day, for citizens of all countries who have the appropriate documents to cross the border. Cars and trucks pass separately. Queues are possible for both cars and trucks. Truck queues at this customs sometimes reach 40 km. With 2004 the crossing is also open to cyclists, like all other checkpoints on the Russian-Finnish border in Leningrad region. There is a bike path from the Finnish side to the checkpoint. However, crossing the border on foot is prohibited. From January to August 2013, 2,401,000 people crossed the checkpoint.
Trade
In Vaalimaa, near the checkpoint, there is immediately a shopping center "Rajahovi", the widespread name of which is "Puck". The shopping center houses department stores and souvenir shops, Cafe co buffet and toilets. At night, only cafes and toilets are open, shops are closed (on March 24, 2018 at 22:00 local time, the entire shopping center was closed, including cafes and toilets, and some passengers of the bus route Helsinki - St. Lux Express We had to wait more than 2 hours, being on the street, to wait for the arrival of the bus). Here is located gas station"Teboil" (fi:Teboil). [ ]
Opposite "Rayahovi" across the road (route E18), there is a hypermarket "Rayamarket" (fin. Rajamarket - lit. "Border Market"). By now, Rajamarket has become a trading network with stores in Vaalimaa, Lappeenranta, Kotka and Imatra. These stores are one of the favorite places for mass purchases of Russian shuttles, but in Lappeenranta and Kotka, Finns make up a significant part of the buyers. [
| A picture from a camera installed in the direction of movement from Russia to Finland. Note the time delay of approximately one hour. Source: official site federal agency on arrangement of the state border of the Russian Federation If there is no picture, you can use this link |
| And you can assess the situation with the queues at the Finnish checkpoint from a webcam directed towards Finland, that is, when returning to Russia. |
Information
Checkpoint Torfyanovka- an international automobile checkpoint on the Russian-Finnish border on the territory of the Seleznevsky rural settlement of the Vyborgsky district of the Leningrad region, 60 km from Vyborg. It is under the jurisdiction of the Vyborg customs. In Finland, the border crossing serves Checkpoint Vaalimaa. It is most convenient if you plan to travel to Hamina, Kotka, Porvo, Helsinki and Turku, that is, along the E18 highway, which is also numbered in Finland as No. 7.At the checkpoint, border and customs control and passage through state border persons, Vehicle, goods and animals. The customs complex covers an area of 32 hectares. Estimated throughput - 5 thousand cars per day. However, often due to delays in the work of customs services, many kilometers of queues line up at the border.
After the signing of the Moscow Truce on September 19, 1944, which ended the Soviet-Finnish war, the border between the countries was changed. In the same year, on the Vyborg-Helsinki road near the village of Yulya-Urpola, it was decided to equip a customs point. It was also named "Yulia-Urpola" and assigned to the Vyborg customs, established four years earlier. In January 1949, the Yulia-Urpola customs post was renamed by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR into customs post Torfyanovka. The staff of the post consisted of 1 official. In winter, due to the lack of traffic across the border customs post Torfyanovka closed.
Automobile checkpoint Torfyanovka was opened for international traffic between the USSR and Finland on the basis of the order of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 685-RS of March 7, 1958. Traffic was opened on July 5, 1958. The staff of the customs post consisted of 6 officials.
In connection with the increasing flow of tourists in November 1967, on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution, a new complex was put into operation for the registration of individuals, cars and tourist buses. The complex was designed and built under the direction and with the participation of the architect Sergei Speransky.
In connection with the continuing increase in cargo traffic in the mid-1980s, it was decided to increase the number of posts up to 30 people. Early 1990s customs post Torfyanovka started working around the clock. By 1994, the number of employees of the customs post was 83 people.
After the collapse of the USSR and the formation of the Russian Federation between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Finland on March 11, 1994, an agreement was concluded on checkpoints across the Russian-Finnish border. It established, among other things, the work International checkpoint Torfyanovka - Vaalimaa. In 1994-1997 the MAPP was reconstructed. New complex was designed by the Architectural Studio of S.Yu. Bobylev and built by Hartela, part of the Finnish construction concern Hartela Oy. The renovated customs complex was opened on March 4, 1997.
After passing the border and customs control, for those leaving Russia, a store is available duty free Kapo duty free". It is noteworthy that this store in the village of Torfyanovka became the very first store of this company.
| neighboring state | FINLAND |
| Adjacent checkpoint | Valimaa |
| Status | multilateral |
| Design capacity | 3500 cars, 5250 people per day |
| Number of lanes for cars to enter | - |
| Number of exit lanes | - |
| The nature of the international message | cargo-passenger |
| Working mode | constant |
| Working hours | round the clock |
| Duty Free Shop | CJSC "KAPO Duty Free" works around the clock |
| Return point Tax Free | Global Blue point: Vaalimaantie 2975, 49930 Vaalimaa opening hours: 9.00-22.00 Finnish time, seven days a week |
| Federal district, subject of the Russian Federation | Northwestern federal district, Leningrad region |
| Approximate distances to cities by road (km) | St. Petersburg - 180 Vyborg - 60 Hamina - 40 Lappeenranta - 60 Kotka - 65 Kouvola – 90 Imatra - 95 Mikkeli - 150 Lahti - 150 Helsinki - 170 Tampere - 280 Turku - 340 |
| Roads | Russia - E18 "Scandinavia" Finland - E18, 7 |
| Nearest gas stations | many gas stations along the road, in front of the Lukoil post |
| Coordinates | 60.596116, 27.912501 | The address | 188900, Leningrad region, Vyborgsky district, p. Torfyanovka 49930, Vaalimaa, Vaalimaantie 2990 |
| Telephone | Torfyanovka: +7 (812-78) 5-94-21, 5-93-22, 2-84-70 Vaalimaa: 020 492 5511, 020 492 5530 |
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How to get to the Torfyanovka checkpoint and features of the border crossing
Moving from St. Petersburg towards Vyborg along the highway "Scandinavia" (E18 / M10) we reach the junction of the Vyborg ring road. And here you have two options for a possible advance to the border. You can either drive through Vyborg or along the ring road of the city.If you don’t need to stop by the city, for example, to admire the Vyborg castles or visit the local Karusel hypermarket, then you can safely go along the district. It will most likely be faster and easier. We go nowhere without turning off according to the signs for Helsinki.
If you still decide to pass through the city, then we continue our journey following the sign "Vyborg". Having passed the traffic police post at the entrance to the city, you continue to drive along the main road. As a landmark, you will see a crossroads, to the right of which, on a steep slope, is a beautiful church with large letters "Christ is Risen". At this intersection, you need to go straight to the left; After about half a kilometer you will be at the railway station on your right. From it we move along the main road to the right, we pass by the Vyborg Castle, then we cross high bridge across the bay and find ourselves at a fork with a pointer to Helsinki and Lappeenranta.
There used to be the first passport cordon, now it has been removed. From this fork, you can change direction and go right. Then you will get to and in Lappeenranta. We turn to Helsinki and drive without turning anywhere until we hit the barrier passport control. The border guard will check your passports for a valid visa and let you through. Following further along the Scandinavia highway, you will eventually come to a green booth with another barrier. Here they will check your passports again and let you through. Immediately after this checkpoint, you can refuel at the last one before the border Lukoil gas station and apply for a green card.
Drive a little more and Checkpoint Torfyanovka in front of you is a barrier, checking passports and entering the customs territory. Difficulties when crossing the border should not arise. Due to the large flow of tourists, people here are used to working quickly.
After passing the Russian post, you can stop by the Duty Free store. Do not forget about the prohibitions and restrictions on the import of certain goods into Finland.
Before the Finnish border, the police can stop you and ask the driver to "blow into the tube", that is, to take an alcohol test. Be ready! If the norm of alcohol content in the blood (0.5 ppm) is exceeded, they, of course, will not take away your license, but will turn it back. For the rest, follow the traffic lights and follow the simple ones.
The international road checkpoint "Torfyanovka" is installed on the Russian-Finnish border in the Leningrad region, 60 km from Vyborg. On the Finnish side, the crossing is called Vaalimaa. It will be convenient for those tourists who are going to visit such big cities like Helsinki, Kotka, Turku, Porvoo or Hamina. Note that in this southern part Finland needs to move along the E-18 highway. Below you can see online camera, which is installed on the Finnish territory and evaluate the approximate queues at the international checkpoint "Torfyanovka" online.
At this checkpoint, customs and border control, registration of transport, cargo, people and animals. The daily throughput capacity is 5,000 vehicles and in terms of size, this complex covers an area of 32 hectares. It must be said that the largest queues arise during the New Year and May holidays. On weekends, the situation is more or less stable.
Queues at the checkpoint Torfyanovka
In order not to delay yourself and other tourists, we recommend that you prepare in advance all the documents that are required to pass the border control. At the entrance to the international checkpoint "Torfyanovka" there are many gas stations, and directly in front of it is a gas station of the Lukoil company. We recommend refueling the car to a full tank at Russian territory because they are quite high. After you have cleared the border control, you will have the opportunity to visit the Duty-Free shop. Note that it only works for leaving Russia. By clicking the button below, you can see the queue at the Vaalimaa checkpoint from the Finnish side.
In Duty-Free you can buy a variety of alcoholic drinks, cigarettes, cosmetics and perfumes, watches and many other useful things and accessories. Just do not forget about the rules for importing goods into Finland. The Finnish border guards strictly monitor this and selectively check incoming cars. The operation mode of the international checkpoint "Torfyanovka" and the duty-free shop is round-the-clock. When you drive back, after about 800 meters after the Finnish customs building, you can cash your checks. Opening hours daily, from 9 am to 10 pm. In our next material, we will tell you the rules of passage. You can see the queues online and through it it is most convenient to go to the city of Imatra. Approximate distances from the checkpoint "Torfyanovka" to:
- Helsinki - 170 km.
- St. Petersburg - 180 km.
- Tampere - 280 km.
- Lappeenranta and Kotka - 60 km.
- Imatra and Kouvola - 90 km.
- Lahti and Mikkeli – 150 km.
- Hamina - 40 km.
- Turku - 340 km.
