26.9.2012
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4.11.2012
Autumn at Stoa
Stoa – the Cultural Centre of Eastern Helsinki
16.10.2012
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4.11.2012
Sanna Pietilä: Portrait of a city dweller
The exhibition of apparel from the 1900s provides a glimpse into how people used to dress.
25.11.2012
Aleksanterinkatu Christmas lights 2012
The festive season begins as the Aleksanterinkatu Christmas lights are switched on
One of Helsinki’s oldest Christmas traditions, the Aleksanterinkatu Christmas lights were first lit in 1949 when the street’s shopkeepers sought to delight the city’s inhabitants, still recovering from World War II.
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.
18.8.2012
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31.12.2012
At Your Service!
Food and drink culture of Helsinki and Finland
in the new permanent exhibition at the Hotel and Restaurant Museum
27.9.2012
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31.12.2012
Seats of learning – 200 years of design at Helsinki University
Seats of learning – 200 years of design at Helsinki University exhibition explores the university’s interiors over the past two centuries.
1.10.2012
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31.12.2012
Short films on the history of the Union Axis in eight languages
A partnership between the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Arts and the Arcada University of Applied Sciences has resulted in 21 short films on the history of the Union Axis.
21.11.2012
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31.12.2012
Children’s City
To conclude the 200th jubilee year, Helsinki City Museum will be handing over the city’s oldest building to its youngest residents.
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!
18.9.2012
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28.2.2013
In the Shadows of Eagles – Finland in 1812
The document exhibition showcases the year 1812, which was in many ways a significant year in Finnish history. Emperor Alexander I of Russia and Crown Prince Carl Johan of Sweden met in Turku in the August of 1812 and sealed Finland's position as a Grand Duchy of Russia. In the same year, Helsinki became the capital of Finland, Old Finland was connected to the rest of Finland and the national armed forces were re-established.
16.10.2012
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31.3.2013
Exhibition: German-language Helsinki
In the 19th century, German families had a significant impact on the development of Finland and its capital.
16.8.2012
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31.8.2013
Unelma (‘dream’) sculpture
Oona Tikkaoja’s sculpture Unelma (‘dream’) is a moveable public work of art. Its first location is on Siltasaarenkatu in Hakaniemi.
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.