Koivisto (chess)
Koivisto may refer to: Surname * Koivisto (surname) Places * Beryozovye Islands (formerly named Koivisto) * Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast Primorsk (; ; ) is a coastal town in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia and is the second largest Russian port on the Baltic, after St. Petersburg. It is located on the Karelian Isthmus, west of St. Petersburg, at the northe ...

Koivisto (surname)
Koivisto is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anu Koivisto, Finnish backstroke swimmer * Emma Koivisto, Finnish professional footballer * Henrik Koivisto (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player * Mauno Koivisto (1923–2017), Finnish president * Rami Koivisto (born 1968), Finnish ice hockey player * Tellervo Koivisto (née ''Kankaanranta'', born 1929), Finnish politician and the former First Lady of Finland * Tellervo M. Koivisto (née ''Heino'', 1927–1982), Finnish teacher and politician * Tom Koivisto, Finnish ice hockey player * Toni Koivisto Toni Koivisto (born 5 November 1982 in Ylitornio) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. His career spanned 21 seasons and was played in top leagues in Finland, Sweden, and Russia. Playing career A native of Ylitornio, in Finnish ..., Finnish ice hockey player * Markku Koivisto, Finnish revival evangelist, doctor of theology {{surname Finnish-language surnames ...
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Beryozovye Islands
Beryozovye Islands (; ; , "Birch Island"), alternatively spelled Berezovye Islands, is an island group in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Geography The islands are situated at the head of the Gulf of Finland, just outside the town of Primorsk on the Karelian Isthmus. The total area of the group, stretching along the coast for 200 km, is 92 km2. There are 15 islands in the group, the largest of which is Bolshoy Beryozovy (Large Berezovy, Finnish: Koivistonsaari). Other islands include Zapadny Beryozovy (West Beryozovy, Finnish: Tiurinsaari) and Severny Beryozovy (North Beryozovy, Finnish: Piisaari). Environment The archipelago is protected by the state as a seabird sanctuary and is one of the Russia's Ramsar sites. It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports populations of many species of waterfowl and gulls on passage. History Before the Third Swedish Crusade (1293–1295), the islands paid tax to Novgorod; after ...
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