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Laying the foundation stone of the Olympic Village in Käpylä, Helsinki. Amateur politician Matti Klemettilä, 75 years. Table tennis match, Denmark v. Finland, at the Tennis Hall in Helsinki. Leijon...

First Finlandia Newsreel: Impressions from the war year 1943. Mannerheim Cross award ceremony. German trade mission in Finland; there is a particular shortage of grain and other foodstuffs. Bandy m...

24-hour sailing competition. Working dog competition organised by the Finnish Boxer Club. Parachute jumping at Midsummer in Kauhava. Americans in an athletic competition in Helsinki. Tampere trade sho...

English and American journalists visit Helsinki. Journalists lunch with Ministers Carl Enckell (1876-1959), Urho Kekkonen (1900-1986), Eero Vuori (1900-1966), and Kaarlo Hillilä (1902-1965). Prime M...

Athletics competition: Finland v. Norway in Turku. Children’s Day parade in Helsinki. ‘Finnish Forest Days’ in Savonlinna. Forestry skills contest in Helsinki. Football match: Finland v. Sweden ...

Historical costume show by Salon Ståhlberg. Traffic safety authority Talja’s activities. ‘Antitermo’ incombustible paint. Party at Lallukka Artists’ Home, organised by sculptor Essi Renvall. ...

New radio transmitter and mast in Tapiola. Topping out ceremony of the technology students’ housing complex in Otaniemi. Finland’s first television demonstration and broadcast at Stockmann departm...

Olympic guests: the Duke of Kent arrives at Helsinki Seutula Airport. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrives by boat in Helsinki. The Duke of Kent and the Duke of Edinburgh greet the crowds from th...

The Israeli Ambassador, Minister Nissan, presents his credentials to the president. The Aldebaran on fire outside Harmaja Lighthouse. Train accident in Kerava. Youth skiing competition in Orimattila. ...

Mr Kabanov, Soviet foreign trade minister, in Helsinki: launching of an ice breaker at the Hietalahti Shipyard. Mr Farran, Syrian Ambassador, presents his credentials to the president. Danish naval vi...

30th anniversary of the Cadet Corps: visit to the war memorials; the Army Academy in Santahaminta; Finnish National Opera and HOK restaurant. Boxing tournament, Finland v. Sweden at the Helsinki Exhib...

Ship on fire at the Hietalahti Shipyard. Artist Heikki Nieminen and the Hymypoika (‘Smiling Boy’) sculpture. Unveiling of the portrait of Marshal Mannerheim at the House of Nobility. New railcars ...

Scandinavian graphic art at Kunsthalle Helsinki. Polar bear cubs in West Germany. Puerto Rican industry and festivities. Upper secondary school students celebrate their final day of school prior to th...

Independence Day religious service. Composer Jean Sibelius, 90 years. The ambassador of South Africa presents his credentials. Young Artists exhibition at Kunsthalle Helsinki. Jumble sale organised by...

Inauguration of the Saarijärvi Forestry School. Works of art donated for the benefit of young artists in the Government Palace. Finnish Boxing Championships. Parliament on skis in Santahamina, Helsin...

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...