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Timeline of Helsinki

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

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Prior to 19th century

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  • 1550 - Trading town established by Gustav I of Sweden.[1]
  • 1569 - City privileges granted.[2]
  • 1570 - Fire.[2]
  • 1616 - "Diet of Finland held in Helsinki."[2]
  • 1640 - Helsinki relocated across Kluuvinlahti [fi] bay to Vironniemi"[2]
  • 1654 - Fire.[2]
  • 1695 - Famine begins.[2]
  • 1710 - Plague.[2]
  • 1713 - Helsinki taken by Russian forces.[3]
  • 1727 - Ulrika Eleonora Church [fi] built.
  • 1742 - Helsinki occupied by Russians again.[3]
  • 1743 - Herring fair begins.[citation needed]
  • 1748 - Sveaborg fortress construction begins.[3]
  • 1757 - Sederholm house [fi] built.[2]

    • 19th century

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    Map of Helsinki, 1837

    20th century

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    Map of Helsinki, c. 1900s

    1900s-1940s

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    1950s-1990s

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    21st century

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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ Richard D. Lewis (2005). "Finnish History: Chronology". Finland, Cultural Lone Wolf. Nicholas Brealey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-931930-49-9.
    2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u City Museum. "History of Helsinki (timeline)". City of Helsinki. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
    3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Brief history of Helsinki". City of Helsinki. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
    4. ^ Haydn 1910.
    5. ^ a b c d Britannica 1910.
    6. ^ "Finland Profile: Timeline", BBC News, 7 March 2012, retrieved 30 September 2015
    7. ^ "Garden Search: Finland". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
    8. ^ Kaivohuone Helsingin viihde-elamassa jo lahes 200 vuotta - myos tana kesana - City (in Finnish)
    9. ^ Donna M. Di Grazia, ed. (2013). Nineteenth-Century Choral Music. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-98852-0.
    10. ^ "Leading Libraries of the World: Russia and Finland". American Library Annual. New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1916. pp. 477-478. Helsingfors
    11. ^ a b c "Finland". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
    12. ^ a b c d Walter Ruegg [in German], ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. pp. 575-594. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
    13. ^ Colin Lawson, ed. (2003). "Orchestras Founded in the 19th Century (chronological list)". Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00132-8.
    14. ^ Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1885). "Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590469.
    15. ^ a b c d e New York Times 2006.
    16. ^ Uschakoff 1898.
    17. ^ Rainer, Langstedt. "Eugen Schauman". www.langstedt.us. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
    18. ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Helsinki, Finland". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
    19. ^ City Museum. "Hakasalmi Villa - History of the museum building". City of Helsinki. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
    20. ^ Meinander 2025, p. 144.
    21. ^ Anthony F. Upton (1980). The Finnish Revolution: 1917-1918. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-0905-5.
    22. ^ "Finland". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440 - via HathiTrust.
    23. ^ a b c d e f g h i "City of Helsinki Mayors 1922-". City of Helsinki. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
    24. ^ Klaus K Hotel. "History". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
    25. ^ Jorgen S. Nielsen; et al., eds. (2013). "Finland". Yearbook of Muslims in Europe. Vol. 5. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-25586-9.
    26. ^ Don Rubin; et al., eds. (1994). "Finland". World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe. Routledge. pp. 250+. ISBN 9780415251570.
    27. ^ Major Cities and Their Peripheries: Co-operation and Co-ordinated Management. Local and Regional Authorities in Europe. Council of Europe Press. 1993. ISBN 978-92-871-2394-7.
    28. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253-279.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
    29. ^ Bernard A. Cook, ed. (2013). "Chronology of Major Political Events". Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-17939-7.
    30. ^ Goran Larsson, ed. (2009). Islam in the Nordic and Baltic Countries. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-01292-3.
    31. ^ a b Hamalainen 2014.
    32. ^ "How Helsinki mashed up "open data" with regionalism". CitiScope. USA. April 2014.
    33. ^ "Kaupunginvaltuusto valitsi pormestarin ja apulaispormestarit". Helsingin kaupunki. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
    34. ^ Meinander 2025, p. 262.

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