12.1.2012
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29.1.2012
Carl Ludvig Engel: My home in Helsinki – my heart in Berlin
Cultural Centre G18
13.4.2012
Lost Districts
Vuotalo, Helsinki
This year, the documentary series Lost Districts tells the story of the evolution of the 200-year-old capital of Finland.
24.4.2012
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25.4.2012
Helsinki History Marathon
University of Helsinki
12.6.2012
Welcome to the Botanic Museum!
To mark the 200th anniversary year, the Botanic Museum will be opening its doors to the general public
12.6.2012
Helsinki Day 12.6.
Helsinki celebrates its birthday among residents and visitors on 12 June. Helsinki Day has been officially celebrated since 1959.
19.6.2012
Welcome to the Botanic Museum!
To mark the 200th anniversary year, the Botanic Museum will be opening its doors to the general public
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.
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.
11.9.2012
Welcome to the Botanic Museum!
To mark the 200th anniversary year, the Botanic Museum will be opening its doors to the general public
18.9.2012
Welcome to the Botanic Museum!
To mark the 200th anniversary year, the Botanic Museum will be opening its doors to the general public
22.9.2012
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23.9.2012
The Era of Autonomy Festival – Car-Free Day
The Era of Autonomy Festival takes the city back to the 19th century.
5.10.2012
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25.10.2012
Eastern Helsinki XXVIII cultural celebration
"Helsinki 200 years as capital – active citizenship from generation to generation "
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.
1.10.2012
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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.
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.