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...
German expressionist Emil Nolde’s exhibition at the Ateneum Art Museum. The indoor market at Kasarmintori Square closes. ‘New Tides in our Cafes’ exhibition at the Helsinki School of Economics. ...
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...
British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan in Moscow (foreign material). The new ambassador of Japan, Minister Tsumura Shinjiro, presents his credentials to the president. Ambassador Kan Yeh-tao of China...
Finnish Scouts hold their annual Saint George’s Day parade in Helsinki (passing the Uspenski Cathedral and the Presidential Palace). The Ateneum Art Museum presents its initial proposal for a new bu...
Sunny May Day festivities (30 April and 1 May) in Helsinki. Daffodil fields harvested in Canada (foreign material). Allan Hagert, the son of the Finnish unofficial Roma king, and Tuula Saarto are wed ...
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...