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Helsinki

capital and most populous city of Finland

27 dated entries naming Helsinki, drawn from 26 separate years between 1550 CE and 2022 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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16th century

  • 1550June 12 – The city of Helsinki (now in Finland but known as Helsingfors in Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav I of Sweden.source

18th century

  • 1713May 2 – In the Great Northern War, a fleet of the Russian Navy, transporting 12,000 soldiers, sails from Kronstadt to attack the Swedish Army at Helsinki.source
  • 1742August 20 – The Swedish-Russian War effectively ends as 17,000 Swedish troops surrender in Finland at Helsingfors (Helsinki).source
  • 1743August 24 – The War of the Hats: The Swedish army surrendered to the Russians in Helsinki, ending the war and starting Lesser Wrath.source
  • 1748Construction of the Sveaborg fortification begins near Helsinki.source

19th century

  • 1808March 2 – Russian troops occupy Helsinki and threaten Sveaborg.source
  • 1812April 8 – The capital of Finland is moved from Turku to Helsinki, when Russia's Tsar Alexander I signs an edict moving the Government Council of the Grand Duchy of Finland.source
  • 1852February 15 – The Helsinki Cathedral (known as St. Nicholas' Church at time) is officially inaugurated in Helsinki, Finland.source
  • 1862March 17 – The first railway line in Finland, between the cities of Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, is officially opened.source

20th century

  • 1902March 8 – Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 2 is premiered in Helsinki.source
  • 1911April 3 – Jean Sibelius conducts the premiere of his Symphony No. 4, in Helsinki.source
  • 1915December 8 – Jean Sibelius conducts the world première of his Symphony No. 5 in Helsinki at a 50th birthday concert for him.source
  • 1918May 16 – The victory military parade by the Finnish White Guard is held in Helsinki celebrating their decisive victory in the Finnish Civil War. The day also begin to be celebrated on the Defence Forces Flag Day before it is moved in 1942 to the June 4th.source
  • 1930July 7 – The far-right Lapua Movement marches in Helsinki, Finland.source
  • 1931March 7 – The Finnish Parliament House opens in Helsinki, Finland.source
  • 1932September 28 – The court of Helsinki sentences Vilho Kallio, Ville Saari and Ida Maria Viden to prison for the Tattarisuo mutilation case.source
  • 1940July 20–August 4 – Scheduled dates for the 1940 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, cancelled in November 1939 due to WWII (originally allocated to Tokyo, Japan).source
  • 1944November 16 – The Jussi Awards, the Finnish film award ceremony, is held for the first time at Restaurant Adlon in Helsinki.source
  • 1951April 21 – The National Olympic Committee of the Soviet Union is formed. The USSR will first participate in the Olympic Games at Helsinki, Finland, in 1952.source
  • 1951July 13 – Vuoristorata, one of the oldest still-operating wooden roller coasters in Europe, is opened at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland.source
  • 1952July 19–August 3 – The 1952 Summer Olympics are held in Helsinki, Finland.source
  • 1962March 23 – The Scandinavian States of the Nordic Council sign the Helsinki Convention on Nordic Co-operation.source
  • 1969November 17 – Cold War: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki, to begin the SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides.source
  • 1989March 3 – Jammu Siltavuori abducts and murders two eight-year-old girls in the Myllypuro suburb of Helsinki, Finland.source
  • 1991October 15 – The leaders of the Baltic States—Arnold Rüütel of Estonia, Anatolijs Gorbunovs of Latvia, and the Vytautas Landsbergis of Lithuania—sign the OSCE Final Act in Helsinki, Finland.source

21st century

  • 2007May 10–12 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 takes place in Helsinki, Finland, and is won by Serbian entrant Marija Šerifović with the song "Molitva".source
  • 2022August 10 – Spanish club Real Madrid beat German club Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 to win the 2022 UEFA Super Cup played at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland.source

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