VT-line

The VT-line or Vammelsuu–Taipale line (Finnish: VT-linja; Swedish: VT-linjen; Russian: Карельский вал) was a Finnish defensive line on the Karelian Isthmus built in 1942–1944 during the Continuation War and running from Vammelsuu on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland through Kuuterselkä and Kivennapa and along Taipaleenjoki to Taipale on the western shore of Lake Ladoga. It crossed the Saint Petersburg–Vyborg railroad at Sahakylä (now 63rd km) and the Saint Petersburg–Hiitola railroad at Kelliö (now 69th km).

See also

Finnish castles, fortresses and fortifications

Major	Turku Castle Vyborg Castle Häme Castle Olavinlinna

Other	Kajaani Castle Kastelholm Castle Korsholma Castle Kexholm Castle Kuusisto Castle Oulu Castle Raseborg Castle Vyborg City Walls

18th and 19th-century
fortifications

Hamina Fortress
Lappeenranta Fortress
Suomenlinna Fortress
Svartholm Fortress
Lovisa Fortress
Hanko Fortress
Saint Anna's Crown Fortress
Taavetti Fortress
Svensksund Naval Fortress
Kyminlinna Fortress
Kärnäkoski Fortress
Järvitaipale Fortress
Utti Fortress
Liikkala Fortress
Bomarsund Fortress

20th-century fortresses

Castles, fortresses and fortifications located outside modern-day Finnish borders shown in italics.

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