Finnish Textile Merchants’ Association holds its summer conference at the Helsinki School of Economics. The 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia (foreign material). Sa...
Funeral service of composer Aarre Merikanto. Wihuri grants awarded in the University of Helsinki Great Hall; Shostakovich is granted the Sibelius Composer Award. The Dutch ambassador lays a wreath at ...
First attempts by the United States to send a rocket to the moon, in Florida. The Library of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki, 100 years (e.g., a relief by Wäinö Aaltonen). 13th UN Da...
Icebreaker Karhu is handed over to government officials. The Ambassador of India presents his credentials to the president. The Post and Savings Bank initiates the use of a miracle calculator. ‘Pipe...
The Work Efficiency Institute (TTS) holds its third exhibition at the Helsinki Exhibition Hall. The ambassador of Mexico presents his credentials to the president. The ambassador of Argentina presents...
The University of Helsinki Students’ Union celebrates its 90th anniversary: visit of honour to Hietaniemi cemetery, speech honouring war heroes at the Old Student House monument, the board’s anniv...
The Finnish University of Turku’s new buildings are inaugurated. Representatives of Moscow City visit Helsinki. East German industrial exhibition opens at the Helsinki Exhibition Hall. Representativ...
Third Tampere Fair opens, Minister of Trade and Industry Ahti Karjalainen speaks at the event. The UN’s World Refugee Year 1959/60. Finnish Workers’ Sports Federation TUL marks its 5th anniversary...