HomeSt PetersburgFacts & Figures about Saint Petersburg Facts & Figures about Saint Petersburg Location ContinentEurope CountryRussia DistrictNorthwestern OblastLeningrad CitySaint Petersburg Local name Санкт-Петербург Coordinates 59:56:23N 30:19:10E Altitude 3m / 10ft Info Flag Year founded 1703 Currency Russian Ruble (RUB) Language Russian Timezone Moscow Standard Time (MSK) UTC+3 Population Visitors 4 460 000 (2019) Source: worlddata.info City Population 5 384 342 (2021) 5 391 203 (2020) Source: Rosstat