7.6.2012
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9.6.2012
Finnish Province Days feat. South Ostrobothnia at the Senat Square
The annual festival Finnish Province Days welcomes South Ostrobothnia to the Senate Square from 7-9 June.
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
Performance: Katulahja – Street Gifts
On Helsinki Day the streets, parks and alleys of the city will be filled with the gifts of music, poetry and dance.
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
26.6.2012
European Athletics Championships opening ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of the European Athletics Championships takes place in Senate Square on Tuesday, June 26, from 20 to 22 hrs.
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.
21.8.2012
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23.8.2012
Helsinki Festival: Dominoes
The Helsinki Festival invites everyone to participate in building a giant domino route! In the large-scale game, breeze blocks dominos set one another in motion.
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.
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
24.10.2012
Helsinki Observatory – Astronomical visitor centre
Designed by C.L. Engel and completed in 1834, the Observatory on Observatory Hill is currently being renovated and is due to reopen to the public in autumn 2012.
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.
31.12.2012
New Year’s Eve at Senate Square
The New Year will be greeted with a circus atmosphere at the traditional New Year’s Eve at Senate Square party, arranged by the City of Helsinki. The entire Finland is invited to the party via television and internet on Monday, December 31, 2012.
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!
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.
10.12.2012
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31.12.2014
The Blue Line
The Helsinki 200 Years as Capital jubilee year will culminate in a light installation above the anniversary year theme street Union Axis.
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.