Some ten newsreels were made of the general strike. Newsreel 290 sums up the course of the 19-day general strike. Its most dramatic moments include the ‘petrol war’ and extremists’ scuffles. The...
The Italian luxury liner Andrea Doriani shipwrecked on the Atlantic. President Voroshilov visits Finland: arrival at Helsinki Railway Station. Drive to the Presidential Palace and greeting the crowds....
President Kekkonen skis to Savonlinna, stopping in Ryhälä and Sulkava. Newspaper Uusi Suomi, 110 years. Chinese Film Week at Hotel Torni, in the Government Banquet Hall and at the Suomi-Filmi screen...
100th anniversary of the postage stamp: stamp exhibition at the Exhibition Hall in Helsinki and visit to Porkkala and Kirkkonummi. President Kekkonen in Lappeenranta and Savitaipale. Unveiling of the ...
Mr Theodore Streibert, Director of the U.S. Information Agency, in Finland. Professor Arvo Ylppö is awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Giessen. Sampo Festival in Sammatti. General Wal...