Timeline of Helsinki

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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.[1]
  • 1569 - City privileges granted.[2]
  • 1570 - Fire.[2]
  • 1616 - "Diet of Finland held in Helsinki."[2]
  • 1640 - Helsinki relocated across  [fi] bay to Vironniemi"[2]
  • 1654 - Fire.[2]
  • 1695 - Famine begins.[2]
  • 1710 - Plague.[2]
  • 1713 - Helsinki taken by Russian forces.[3]
  • 1727 -  [fi] built.
  • 1742 - Helsinki occupied by Russians again.[3]
  • 1743 - Herring fair begins.[citation needed]
  • 1748 - Sveaborg fortress construction begins.[3]
  • 1757 -  [fi] built.[2]
  • 19th century[]

    Map of Helsinki, 1837
    • 1808
      • Suomenlinna fortress surrenders to Russia.[4]
      • Fire.[2]
    • 1810 - Population: 4,065.[5]
    • 1812
      • Helsinki becomes capital of Grand Duchy of Finland.[6]
      • Esplanadi park opens.
    • 1815 -  [fi] established.
    • 1819 - Sinebrychoff Brewery founded.
    • 1822 - Government Palace built.
    • 1826 - Helsinki Old Church built.
    • 1827 - Engels Teater, the first theatre, is built.[2]
    • 1828 - The Royal Academy of Turku relocates to Helsinki.[3]
    • 1829 - Hietaniemi cemetery and University of Helsinki Botanical Garden[7] established.
    • 1846 - Finnish Art Society[8] and symphony orchestra[9] founded.
    • 1847 - Suometar newspaper begins publication.
    • 1848 - Drawing school established.[8]
    • 1849 - Helsinki University of Technology founded.
    • 1852
      • St Nicholas' Church built.[3]
      • "Students Library" established.[10]
    • 1860
    • 1862 - First Helsinki railway station opens with service to Hämeenlinna.[3]
    • 1864 - Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper begins publication.[11]
    • 1868 - Uspenski Cathedral built.
    • 1870 - St. Petersburg-Helsinki railway built.[3]
    • 1871 - University of Arts and Design founded.
    • 1872 -  [fi].
    • 1875 - City Council of Helsinki established.[2]
    • 1879 - Alexander Theatre built.
    • 1881 - Rikhardinkatu Library opens.[2]
    • 1882
      • Helsinki Music Institute[12] and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra[13] established.
      • Population: 45,919.[14]
    • 1884 - Electric power plant begins operating.[2]
    • 1886 - Kaivopuisto park established.
    • 1887 - Ateneum[8] and Hotel Kämp built.
    • 1888 - Kauppahalli built.[15]
    • 1889
    • 1890 - Population: 61,530.[5]
    • 1891
      • Horse-drawn tram begins operating.[2]
      • Fazer in business.
    • 1893
    • 1894 - Statue of Alexander II of Russia erected in Senate Square.
    • 1895 - Demari newspaper begins publication.
    • 1896 - Population: 77,484.[16]
    • 1898 - Kauppalehti newspaper in publication.[11]
    • 1900 - Electric tram begins operating.[2]

    20th century[]

    Map of Helsinki, c. 1900s

    1900s-1940s[]

    1950s-1990s[]

    21st century[]

    • 2002 - 11 October: Myyrmanni bombing occurs in nearby Vantaa.
    • 2005 - Jussi Pajunen becomes mayor.[21]
    • 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.[29]
    • 2010 - Aalto University formed.
    • 2011
    • 2012
    • 2017
      • Jan Vapaavuori becomes mayor.[31]

    See also[]

    • History of Helsinki
    • Politics of Helsinki

    References[]

    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, retrieved 30 September 2015
    7. ^ "Garden Search: Finland". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
    8. ^ Donna M. Di Grazia, ed. (2013). Nineteenth-Century Choral Music. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-98852-0.
    9. ^ "Leading Libraries of the World: Russia and Finland". American Library Annual. New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1916. pp. 477–478. Helsingfors
    10. ^ a b c "Finland". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
    11. ^ a b c d Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. 4. Cambridge University Press. pp. 575–594. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
    12. ^ 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.
    13. ^ "Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1885.
    14. ^ a b c d e New York Times 2006.
    15. ^ Uschakoff 1898.
    16. ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Helsinki, Finland". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
    17. ^ City Museum. "Hakasalmi Villa - History of the museum building". City of Helsinki. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
    18. ^ Anthony F. Upton (1980). The Finnish Revolution: 1917-1918. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-0905-5.
    19. ^ "Finland". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.
    20. ^ a b c d e f g h i "City of Helsinki Mayors 1922-". City of Helsinki. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
    21. ^ Klaus K Hotel. "History". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
    22. ^ Jørgen S. Nielsen; et al., eds. (2013). "Finland". Yearbook of Muslims in Europe. 5. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-25586-9.
    23. ^ Don Rubin; et al., eds. (1994). "Finland". World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe. Routledge. pp. 250+. ISBN 9780415251570.
    24. ^ 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.
    25. ^ 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.
    26. ^ Bernard A. Cook, ed. (2013). "Chronology of Major Political Events". Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-17939-7.
    27. ^ Göran Larsson, ed. (2009). Islam in the Nordic and Baltic Countries. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-01292-3.
    28. ^ a b Hämäläinen 2014.
    29. ^ "How Helsinki mashed up "open data" with regionalism". CitiScope. USA. April 2014.
    30. ^ "Kaupunginvaltuusto valitsi pormestarin ja apulaispormestarit". Helsingin kaupunki. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

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

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