Timeline of Helsinki

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Helsinki, Finland.

Prior to 19th century

• 1550 - Trading town established by Gustav I of Sweden.
• 1569 - City privileges granted.
• 1570 - Fire.
• 1616 - "Diet of Finland held in Helsinki."
• 1640 - Helsinki relocated across bay to Vironniemi"
• 1654 - Fire.
• 1695 - Famine begins.
• 1710 - Plague.
• 1713 - Helsinki taken by Russian forces.
• 1727 - built.
• 1742 - Helsinki occupied by Russians again.
• 1743 - Herring fair begins.
• 1748 - Sveaborg fortress construction begins.
• 1757 - built.

19th century

• 1808
• Suomenlinna fortress surrenders to Russia.
• Fire.
• 1810 - Population: 4,065.
• 1812
• Helsinki becomes capital of Grand Duchy of Finland.
• Esplanadi park opens.
• 1815 - established.
• 1819 - Sinebrychoff Brewery founded.
• 1822 - Government Palace built.
• 1826 - Helsinki Old Church built.
• 1827 - Engels Teater, the first theatre, is built.
• 1828 - The Royal Academy of Turku relocates to Helsinki.
• 1829 - Hietaniemi cemetery and University of Helsinki Botanical Garden established.
• 1838 - Kaivohuone built.
• 1844 - The state girls' school Svenska fruntimmersskolan i Helsingfors is opened.
• 1846 - Finnish Art Society and symphony orchestra founded.
• 1847 - Suometar newspaper begins publication.
• 1848 - Drawing school established.
• 1849 - Helsinki University of Technology founded.
• 1852
• St Nicholas' Church built.
• "Students Library" established.
• 1860
• Swedish Theatre built.
• Population: 22,228.
• 1862 - First Helsinki railway station opens with service to Hämeenlinna.
• 1864 - Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper begins publication.
• 1868 - Uspenski Cathedral built.
• 1870 - St. Petersburg-Helsinki railway built.
• 1871 - University of Arts and Design founded.
• 1872 - .
• 1873 - First Finnish opera, Suomalainen Ooppera, is inaugurated.
• 1875 - City Council of Helsinki established.
• 1879 - Alexander Theatre built.
• 1881 - Rikhardinkatu Library opens.
• 1882
• Helsinki Music Institute and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra established.
• Population: 45,919.
• 1884 - Electric power plant begins operating.
• 1886 - Kaivopuisto park established.
• 1887 - Ateneum and Hotel Kämp built.
• 1888 - Kauppahalli built.
• 1889
• Zoo opens.
• Päivälehti and Helsingin Sanomat newspapers begin publication.
• 1890 - Population: 61,530.
• 1891
• Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
• Fazer in business.
• 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.
• 1898 - Kauppalehti newspaper in publication.
• 1900 - Electric tram begins operating.

20th century

1900s-1940s

• 1902 - Finnish National Theatre building constructed.
• 1904
• Assassination of Governor-General Nikolai Bobrikov by Eugen Schauman.
• Population: 111,654.
• 1906
• 26 February: 1906 Helsinki bank robbery.
• Helsinki Synagogue built.
• 1908 - Helsinki Workers' House built.
• 1909 - Seurasaari Open-Air Museum and established.
• 1911
• Helsinki School of Economics founded.
• Domestic Opera founded.
• Helsinki City Museum opens.
• 1912
• Helsinki Stock Exchange founded.
• Kallio Church inaugurated.

• 1917
• May: occurs.
• Helsinki Workers' Council formed.
• 1916 - National Museum of Finland opens.
• 1918
• Civil war.
• British submarine flotilla in harbor.
• 1919
• 16 May: Victory day.
• Helsinki Central railway station, designed by Eliel Saarinen, opens.
• Population: 187,544.
• 1922 - Arthur Castrén becomes mayor.
• 1924 - Natural History Museum of Helsinki established.
• 1926
• Yleisradio begins broadcasting.
• Citizens' College Helsinki founded.
• 1928 - opens.
• 1930 - Population: 205,833.
• 1931
• Antti Tulenheimo becomes mayor.
• Parliament House built.
• Hotel Torni opens.
• 1932
• Eläintarhan ajot (motor race) begins.
• Ilta-Sanomat newspaper begins publication.
• 1936 - Lasipalatsi built.
• 1937 - Savoy hotel founded.
• 1938
• May: Second International Aeronautic Exhibition held.
• Helsinki-Malmi Airport and Stadium open.
• Klaus Kurki hotel established.
• Tennispalatsi built.
• 1939 - Bombing by Soviets.
• 1944
• Bombing by Soviets.
• Eero Rydman becomes mayor.
• 1946 - Haaga, Huopalahti, Kulosaari, and Oulunkylä become part of city.
• 1947 - Helsinki Swimming Stadium built.

1950s-1990s

• 1950
• Linnanmäki amusement park opens.
• Population: 368,519.
• 1951 - Marimekko founded.
• 1952
• Helsinki Airport opens.
• 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki.
• 1956 - becomes mayor.
• 1957 - Kansan Uutiset newspaper begins publication.
• 1960
• Mosque established.
• Lake Bodom murders occur.
• 1962
• City hosts World Festival of Youth and Students.
• Enzo-Gutzeit building constructed.
• 1964 - active.
• 1965
• International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition begins.
• Helsinki City Theatre established.
• 1966 - Helsinki Ice Hall opens.
• 1967 - Sibelius Monument unveiled.
• 1968
• Teuvo Aura becomes mayor.
• Helsinki Festival begins.
• 1969 - Temppeliaukio Church consecrated.
• 1970 - Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council created.
• 1971 - Finlandia Hall built.
• 1973 - Population: 510,614 city; 821,505 urban agglomeration.
• 1975
• Helsinki Accords.
• Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre built.
• 1979
• Raimo Ilaskivi becomes mayor.
• Lepakkoluola formed.
• Helsinki Theatre Academy founded.
• 1980
• Iltalehti newspaper begins publication.
• Ring I highway constructed.
• Population: 483,675.
• 1982
• Helsinki Metro begins operating.
• Sibelius Academy active.
• 1984 - Itäkeskus shopping mall built.
• 1986 - Mosque founded.
• 1989 - Night of the Arts begins.
• 1990 - Finnish National Gallery established.
• 1991
• Linux software created by university student.
• Kari Rahkamo becomes mayor.
• 1993
• Helsinki Opera House opens.
• National Defence College (Finland) established.
• 1995
• SpÃ¥rakoff pub tram begins operating.
• Population: 515,765.
• 1996
• Eva-Riitta Siitonen becomes mayor.
• Helsinki Motor Show begins.
• 1997
• Taloussanomat newspaper begins publication.
• Hartwall Areena opens.
• 1998 - Kiasma museum inaugurated.
• 1999 - Finnkino Tennispalatsi (cinema) opens.

21st century

• 2002 - 11 October: Myyrmanni bombing occurs in nearby Vantaa.
• 2005 - Jussi Pajunen becomes mayor.
• 2007
• Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences established.
• Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences formed.
• Eurovision Song Contest 2007 held.
• 2009
• Helsinki Regional Transport Authority formed.
• Kumpula Garden opens.
• Prisma Itäkeskus shopping centre built.
• 2010 - Aalto University formed.
• 2011
• Restaurant Day begins.
• Sipoonkorpi National Park established.
• Helsinki Music Centre built.
• Helsinki Region Infoshare launched.
• 2012
• Population: 596,233.
• City designated World Design Capital.
• 2017
• Jan Vapaavuori becomes mayor.
• Länsimetro (western metro extension) opens.

See also

• History of Helsinki
• Politics of Helsinki

References

This article incorporates information from the Finnish Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• 1905–1908, 5 vols.

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Helsinki, various dates.
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Helsinki, various dates