9.7.2012
Finnish Navy Day
Katajanokka, Espa stage
10.7.2012
Finland sprints to international glory 100 years ago
Hannes Kolehmainen ran Finland on to the world map in the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games, where he was the first ever Finn to win athletics Olympic gold.
18.7.2012
19th century musical life in Helsinki
Pacius-seura ry – Paciussällskapet rf invites all Helsinki residents and visitors alike to join them in marking Helsinki’s 200th anniversary with a two-part musical event, titled 19th century musical life in Helsinki.
12.6.2012
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30.7.2012
”From swamp land to capital – Helsinki, the city next to Suomenlinna”
To mark Helsinki’s 200 years as capital city, the Ehrensvärd Society will be offering visitors of Suomenlinna the opportunity to discover the shared history of Finland’s capital city and this unique island fortress.
31.7.2012
Mini Tattoo
The Mini Tattoo takes its themes from the year 1812 as well as Finland, Sweden and Russia.
26.3.2012
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15.8.2012
Searching for the city’s soul
A history of urban planning in Helsinki
Suomenlinnakeskus
5.6.2012
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16.8.2012
Nature trips down Helsinki’s memory lane
Nature trips organised by the Environment Centre take you back 200 years into the history of the capital.
1.5.2012
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30.9.2012
The emergence of Finland’s literary culture
The National Library of Finland
1.5.2012
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30.9.2012
Martti Luther and his impact on Finland
The National Library of Finland
1.1.2012
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31.12.2012
Jubilee year on the Union Axis – from Observatory Hill to Kallio Church
Unioninkatu is the Festival Street of the Helsinki 200 Years as Capital jubilee year. Emperor Alexander I of Russia, who elevated Helsinki to the status of capital, arrived in Helsinki along this street on his 1819 visit to the city, and named it Unioninkatu, or Union Street.
1.1.2012
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31.12.2012
Journeys to the heart of the city – education, book project and virtual street
The Union Axis dissects the centre of Helsinki, stretching from Kopernikuksentie on Observatory Hill, via Unioninkatu across Pitkäsilta Bridge to Siltasaarenkatu and to Kallio Church beyond.
1.1.2012
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31.12.2012
From neighbourhoods to communities
The Kassi service is now Sharetribe.
1.1.2012
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31.12.2012
Guard Battalion – 200 years
The history of the Guard Battalion begins with the Life Guard’s 3rd Finnish Sniper Battalion, founded in 1812.
1.1.2012
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31.12.2012
Pihlajamäki 50 years!
The first residents moved to Pihlajamäki, in north-eastern Helsinki, in 1962, making 2012 a 50th anniversary year for the purpose-built suburb.
1.1.2012
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31.12.2012
The open city – opportunities for improving the lives of city residents
Laituri is one of the most important Helsinki venues for World Design Capital year 2012.
Exhibitions, which change every month, follow the theme ‘The open city – opportunities for improving the lives of city residents’.
8.4.2012
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31.12.2012
Taste Helsinki’s 200-year culinary history
The HelsinkiMenu restaurants are marking the city’s 200 years as Finland’s capital with a wide range of menus and flavours from across this period.
29.3.2012
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17.2.2013
”Discoveries – art on campus”
Come and discover which significant historical figures thronged to Finland’s new capital city!
12.6.2012
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1.9.2013
Made in Helsinki 1700–2012
The City Museum’s main exhibition to mark Helsinki’s two centuries as Finland’s capital showcases products made in Helsinki, and their makers, from the 18th century until present day.
6.6.2012
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31.12.2015
Art on the Union Line
Modern Finnish art will be showcased on transformer boxes along the Union Axis from Unioninkatu to Siltasaarenkatu.