Vayda-Guba
Vayda-Guba (Russian: Вайда-Губа; Finnish: Vaitolahti; Norwegian: Vajda-Guba) is a rural locality in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It lies beyond the Arctic Circle on the Rybachy Peninsula, about 15 meters above sea level. The settlement is part of the Pechengsky Municipal District and the Pechenga Urban Settlement.
Founded in the 1860s during the settlement of the Murman Coast, Vayda-Guba had a population of 94 in 2010. From 1920 to 1940 the Finland–Soviet border ran through the village, with the western side belonging to Finland and the eastern side to the Soviet Union; in 1939 the population was 141.
The area has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with cool, wet summers and long, moderately cold winters.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 18:01 (CET).