Short history of Helsinki & Finland
| 1155 |
The first crusade to Finland was led by a Swedish king, after which Finland
belonged to Sweden for 650 years |
| 1550 |
The new market town Helsinki was founded |
| 1748 |
The island fortress of Suomenlinna (then called Sveaborg) was
founded |
| 1809 |
Finland was separated from Sweden and became an autonomous Grand Duchy of
Russia |
| 1812 |
Helsinki became the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland |
| 1828 |
The university moved from Turku to Helsinki |
| 1835 |
First edition of the national epic “Kalevala” was published |
| 1862 |
The first Finnish railroad was built from Helsinki to
Hämeenlinna |
| 1906 |
Finnish women were first in the world to gain the full political
rights |
| 1917 |
Finland declared independence on the 6th of Dec |
| 1939–40 |
The Winter War (the World War II) |
| 1941–44 |
The Continuation War (the World War II) |
| 1952 |
The 15th Olympic Games were held in Helsinki |
| 1975 |
The Conference on Security and Co-operation in
Europe was concluded in Helsinki |
| 1992 |
Helsinki Follow-up Meeting of the Conference on
Security and Co-operation in Europe |
| 1995 |
Finland became a member of the European
Union |
| 1999 |
EU Presidency |
| 2000 |
European City of Culture, Helsinki 450
years |
| 2002 |
Introduction of a new currency
euro |
| 2005 |
World Championships in Athletics |
| 2006 |
EU Presidency (July–December) |
| 2007 |
90th anniversary of Finnish
independence |
| 2012 |
Helsinki World Design Capital 2012 |
| 2012 | Helsinki's 200th anniversary as Finland's capital |
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