wasn't. you could visit saint petersburg visa-free for a 1 day. otherwise you would need a visa and that's difficult cause you need to have your visa application (you need a inviting organization to invite you in beforehand) and passport delivered by hand to embacy (witch are in selected towns), then you need to retrieve the passport. that's like 2 days of travelling if you do not live in helsinki. much easier to just take a plane and go to europe.
Finland