Vayda-Guba


Vayda-Guba is a rural locality in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located beyond the Arctic Circle on the Kola Peninsula at a height of above sea level. Population: 94.

History

Vayda-Guba was founded in the 1860s when the Murman Coast was actively being settled. From 1920 to 1940 the border of Finland and Soviet Union ran through the village. The western side was Finland and eastern side Soviet Union. The population in 1939 was 141.

Climate

Vayda-Guba has a subarctic climate with cool, wet summers and very cold winters lasting most of the year.