Opening ceremony of the Austrian trade expo at the Exhibition Hall. Hot air balloon flight during the opening ceremony of the Austrian trade expo. Hawaii is proclaimed the 50th state (foreign material...
Helsinki celebrates its 409th anniversary at the Senate Square. The ambassador of Portugal presents his credentials to the president. The ambassador of the Netherlands presents his credentials to the ...
Guests from Swedish friendship towns in Helsinki: welcome speech at the harbour, visit of honour to Hietaniemi cemetery, main ceremony at the Helsinki School of Economics. Finnish modern art at Kumlin...
40th anniversary of the Constitution of Finland. General Lagus’ last journey. Forest fire at Lammainen in Nakkila. First Finnish truck is headed for Paris. Tatu Pekkarinen’s play Hekemooni at the ...
Prime Minister Khrushchev in the United States to ease relations between the two countries during the Cold War. Gardening exhibition at the Exhibition Hall. Foamed plastic exhibition opens at Sokos de...
Classic car parade in Helsinki. American photographer Edward Steichen’s exhibition ‘The Family of Man’. What are acceptable topics of discussion in Finland, and what are not? A discussion on the...
Finlandia Newsreel 444 is a summary of the events during 1959. President Urho Kekkonen meets with Soviet leaders in Leningrad after a crisis in relations between Finland and the Soviet Union that bega...
The United States launches the Titan ICBM into orbit (foreign material). The Soviet Communist Party of holds its 21st general assembly at the Kremlin in Moscow (foreign material). The new Soviet ambas...