One of the most beautiful houses of pre-revolutionary Vyborg, a monumental four-story building built in 1900, housed one of the largest financial institutions in the city. Its clients were representatives of the Trade and Industrial Bank of the Northern European countries, which was founded 28 years earlier and controlled Finland's external economic relations.

The managing office of the Bank of the Northern Countries was located in Vyborg. The Finnish architect of Swedish descent, Waldemar Johannes Aspelin, who created this magnificent mansion, was one of the leading architects of his time. He designed the project in the neo-Renaissance style, embodying the best features of Florentine palaces.

The majestic eastern facade of the building was closed off by the ancient Round Tower, which had long protected the city from enemies. The architect even attempted to have it demolished, but unsuccessfully.

The building is adorned with balconies featuring intricate decorative elements, and on the second floor, there are sculptures of griffins. In another location, there was another pair of these mythical creatures holding the coat of arms of Vyborg.

In 1919, the Bank of the Northern Countries merged with the Finnish United Bank, after which a branch of the United Bank of the Northern Countries was established in the building. Besides financial institutions, other organizations were also located here.

The hostilities during the Soviet-Finnish wars in the late 1930s and early 1940s left their mark on the facade of the mansion. As a result of shelling by the Soviet side, the building lost part of its decorative elements and the griffin sculptures with the city's coat of arms.

Fortunately, the mansion has survived to this day. Over the half-century of the Soviet period, it housed various institutions in turn, such as the city economic committee, district executive committee, and libraries. Recently, the building has been thoroughly restored, and now it once again houses a financial institution.