Timeline of Helsinki
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Helsinki, Finland.
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Prior to 19th century
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- 1550 - Trading town established by Gustav I of Sweden.[1]
- 1569 - City privileges granted.[2]
- 1570 - Fire.[2]
- 1616 - "Diet of Finland held in Helsinki."[2]
- 1640 - Helsinki relocated across fi bay to Vironniemi"[2]
- 1654 - Fire.[2]
- 1695 - Famine begins.[2]
- 1710 - Plague.[2]
- 1713 - Helsinki taken by Russian forces.[3]
- 1727 - fi built.
- 1742 - Helsinki occupied by Russians again.[3]
- 1743 - Herring fair begins.[citation needed]
- 1748 - Sveaborg fortress construction begins.[3]
- 1757 - fi built.[2]
19th century
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Map of Helsinki, 1837
- 1808
- Suomenlinna fortress surrenders to Russia.[4]
- Fire.[2]
- 1810 - Population: 4,065.[5]
- 1812
- Helsinki becomes capital of Grand Duchy of Finland.[6]
- Esplanadi park opens.
- 1815 - fi established.
- 1819 - Sinebrychoff Brewery founded.
- 1822 - Government Palace built.
- 1826 - Helsinki Old Church built.
- 1827 - Theatre built.[2]
- 1828 - The Royal Academy of Turku relocates to Helsinki.[3]
- 1829 - Hietaniemi cemetery and University of Helsinki Botanical Garden[7] established.
- 1846 - Finnish Art Society[8] and symphony orchestra[9] founded.
- 1847 - Suometar newspaper begins publication.
- 1848 - Drawing school established.[8]
- 1849 - Helsinki University of Technology founded.
- 1852 - St Nicholas' Church built.[3]
- 1860
- Swedish Theatre built.
- Population: 22,228.[5]
- 1862 - First Helsinki railway station opens with service to Hämeenlinna.[3]
- 1864 - Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1868 - Uspenski Cathedral built.
- 1870 - St. Petersburg-Helsinki railway built.[3]
- 1871 - University of Arts and Design founded.
- 1872 - fi.
- 1875 - City Council of Helsinki established.[2]
- 1879 - Alexander Theatre built.
- 1881 - fi (library) opens.[2]
- 1882
- Helsinki Music Institute[11] and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra[12] established.
- Population: 45,919.[13]
- 1884 - Electric power plant begins operating.[2]
- 1886 - Kaivopuisto park established.
- 1887 - Ateneum[8] and Hotel Kämp built.
- 1888 - Kauppahalli built.[14]
- 1889
- Zoo opens.
- Päivälehti and Helsingin Sanomat newspapers begin publication.[10]
- 1890 - Population: 61,530.[5]
- 1891
- 1893
- Helsinki harbour rail begins operating.
- Winter garden opens.
- 1894 - Statue of Alexander II of Russia erected in Senate Square.
- 1895 - Demari newspaper begins publication.
- 1896 - Population: 77,484.[15]
- 1898 - Kauppalehti newspaper in publication.[10]
20th century
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Map of Helsinki, c. 1900s
- 1900 - Electric tram begins operating.[2]
- 1902 - Finnish National Theatre building constructed.
- 1904
- Governor-General Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov assassinated by Eugen Schauman.
- Population: 111,654.[5]
- 1906
- 26 February: 1906 Helsinki bank robbery.
- Helsinki Synagogue built.
- 1908 - Helsinki Workers' House built.
- 1909 - Seurasaari Open-Air Museum and fi[16] established.
- 1911
- Helsinki School of Economics founded.
- Domestic Opera founded.[citation needed]
- fi opens.[17]
- 1912 - Helsinki Stock Exchange founded.
- 1917
- 1916 - National Museum of Finland opens.
- 1918
- Civil war.[3]
- British submarine flotilla in harbor.
- 1919
- 16 May: Victory day.
- Helsinki Central railway station, designed by Eliel Saarinen, opens.[14]
- Population: 187,544.[19]
- 1922 - Arthur Castrén becomes mayor.[20]
- 1924 - Natural History Museum of Helsinki established.
- 1926
- Yleisradio begins broadcasting.
- Citizens' College Helsinki founded.[11]
- 1928 - fi opens.
- 1930 - Population: 205,833.
- 1931
- Antti Tulenheimo becomes mayor.[20]
- Parliament House built.
- Hotel Torni opens.
- 1932
- Eläintarhan ajot (motor race) begins.
- Ilta-Sanomat newspaper begins publication.
- 1936 - Lasipalatsi built.
- 1937 - Savoy hotel founded.[14]
- 1938
- May: Second International Aeronautic Exhibition held.
- Helsinki-Malmi Airport and Stadium open.
- Klaus Kurki hotel established.[21]
- Tennispalatsi built.
- 1939 - Bombing by Soviets.
- 1944
- 1946 - Haaga, Huopalahti, Kulosaari, and Oulunkylä become part of city.[2]
- 1947 - Helsinki Swimming Stadium built.
- 1950
- Linnanmäki amusement park opens.[2]
- Population: 368,519.
- 1951 - Marimekko founded.
- 1952
- Helsinki Airport opens.
- 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki.[2]
- 1956 - fi becomes mayor.[20]
- 1957 - Kansan Uutiset newspaper begins publication.
- 1960
- Mosque established.[22]
- Lake Bodom murders occur.
- 1962
- City hosts World Festival of Youth and Students.
- Enzo-Gutzeit building constructed.[14]
- 1964 - fi active.[16]
- 1965
- International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition begins.
- fi established.[23]
- 1966 - Helsinki Ice Hall opens.
- 1967 - Sibelius Monument unveiled.[2]
- 1968
- Teuvo Aura becomes mayor.[20]
- Helsinki Festival begins.
- 1969 - Temppeliaukio Church consecrated.
- 1970 - Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council created.[24]
- 1971 - Finlandia Hall built.[14]
- 1975
- 1979
- Raimo Ilaskivi becomes mayor.[20]
- Lepakkoluola formed.
- Theatre Academy Helsinki founded.
- 1980
- 1982
- Helsinki Metro begins operating.[2]
- Sibelius Academy active.[11]
- 1984 - Itäkeskus shopping mall built.[2]
- 1986 - Mosque founded.[26]
- 1989 - Night of the Arts begins.
- 1990 - Finnish National Gallery established.[8]
- 1991 - fi becomes mayor.[20]
- 1993
- Helsinki Opera House opens.[3]
- National Defence College (Finland) established.[11]
- 1995
- Spårakoff pub tram begins operating.
- Population: 515,765.
- 1996
- Eva-Riitta Siitonen becomes mayor.[20]
- Helsinki Motor Show begins.
- 1997
- Taloussanomat newspaper begins publication.
- Hartwall Areena opens.
- 1998 - Kiasma museum inaugurated.[3]
- 1999 - Finnkino Tennispalatsi (cinema) opens.[16]
21st century
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- 2002 - 11 October: Myyrmanni bombing occurs in nearby Vantaa.
- 2005 - Jussi Pajunen becomes mayor.[20]
- 2007
- 2009
- Helsinki Regional Transport Authority formed.
- Kumpula Garden opens.
- Prisma Itäkeskus shopping centre built.[27]
- 2010 - Aalto University formed.
- 2011
- Restaurant Day begins.[27]
- Sipoonkorpi National Park established.
- Helsinki Music Centre built.
- Helsinki Region Infoshare launched.[28]
- 2012
- Population: 596,233.
- City designated World Design Capital.
See also
References
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- ↑ Haydn 1910.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Britannica 1910.
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 New York Times 2006.
- ↑ Uschakoff 1898.
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This article incorporates information from the Finnish Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.
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