85-year old Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) at work in his home Ainola. Press conference at the Finnish Cultural Foundation on the Sibelius Medal (Wäinö Aaltonen, Dr Puntila). First Sibelius Medal present...
World Championships in speed skating at Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
Finnish Boxing Championships at the Helsinki Exhibition Hall.
Japan’s Crown Prince Akihito’s wedding (foreign material). Professional boxing tournament at the Exhibition Hall on 17 April 1959.
Scandinavian graphic art at Kunsthalle Helsinki. Polar bear cubs in West Germany. Puerto Rican industry and festivities. Upper secondary school students celebrate their final day of school prior to th...
President Paasikivi left for a state visit in the Soviet Union on 15 September 1955, accompanied by a delegation led by Prime Minister Kekkonen. Finlandia Newsreel 272 shows the departure on the state...
Mikkeli cross-country skiing competition and ski jumping. Space journey by the American Colonel John Glenn.
American film comedian Danny Kaye on a goodwill visit to Helsinki: firewood donation and welcoming at Seutula Airport. Visiting Lastenlinna children’s hospital. Examining Finnish glass art at Stockm...