Finland old photos
Finland
Kaisaniemi Park, Swan Pond, 1891
Woman at Linnunlaulu Bridge, Villa Kivi in the background, 1902
Steam locomotive in Linnunlaulu area, 1900
Railway station, 1901-1910
Helsinki's old railway station
Helsinki's old railway station
Nikolaevskaya Street (Snellmaninkatu), 1910
Oikokatu. Kindergarten of Sedmigradsky., 1907
A kindergarten, designed by Finnish architects Walter Jung and Emil Fabricius and funded by a Mr. Sedmigradsky, was built on bedrock on a curving street. In 1907-1908, a school extension was added. The building's architecture reflects the Finnish National Romantic style.
A kindergarten, designed by Finnish architects Walter Jung and Emil Fabricius and funded by a Mr. Sedmigradsky, was built on bedrock on a curving street. In 1907-1908, a school extension was added. The building's architecture reflects the Finnish National Romantic style.
Railway bridge, 1944
June 26, 1944
June 26, 1944
Railway bridge across the Saimaa Canal, 1944
October 16, 1944
October 16, 1944
The beginning of the Saimaa Canal, 1944
September 17, 1944
September 17, 1944
Drawbridge near the village of Suikki, 1941
On June 27, 1941, near the village of Suikki, a 300-meter section of the old Saimaa Canal's route, northeast of the current canal, was dry. Water had been drained through a pipe under the modern canal into the Soskuanjoki River, southwest of the canal. This section previously held a retractable bridge on a narrowed, granite-lined portion of the canal. The bridge retracted to the northeast bank. By 2009, the bridge structure was gone, but the granite embankments, abutments, and the roller and gear retraction mechanism remained. The mechanism's date indicated the bridge's construction in 1851.
On June 27, 1941, near the village of Suikki, a 300-meter section of the old Saimaa Canal's route, northeast of the current canal, was dry. Water had been drained through a pipe under the modern canal into the Soskuanjoki River, southwest of the canal. This section previously held a retractable bridge on a narrowed, granite-lined portion of the canal. The bridge retracted to the northeast bank. By 2009, the bridge structure was gone, but the granite embankments, abutments, and the roller and gear retraction mechanism remained. The mechanism's date indicated the bridge's construction in 1851.
View from the roof of Valtiohotelli (State Hotel), 1941
August 21, 1941
August 21, 1941
In front of Valtiohotelli (State Hotel), 1943
June 18, 1943
June 18, 1943
In front of Valtiohotelli (State Hotel), 1944
March 18, 1944
March 18, 1944
Hydroelectric power station dam, 1944
March 18, 1944
March 18, 1944
Dam, 1941
July 31, 1941
July 31, 1941
State Hotel view from the bridge, 1941
July 31, 1941
July 31, 1941
State Hotel after the bombing by the Soviet air force, 1941
July 7, 1941
July 7, 1941
State Hotel on fire after Soviet air strike, 1941
July 7, 1941
July 7, 1941
Dam, 1940
January 1, 1940
January 1, 1940
Neutral strip, 1941
June 24, 1941
June 24, 1941
Trading house Autotalo, 1966
Autotalo Trading House. New Finnish architecture.
Autotalo Trading House. New Finnish architecture.
The square in front of Helsinki railway station, 1966
Helsinki Railway Station square in 1966.
Helsinki Railway Station square in 1966.
Sanatorium in Paimio. (Paimio Hospital), 1980-1981
Alvar Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer.
Alvar Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer.
Lutheran Street, 1974
Helsinki, Northern Square, 1974
American Embassy, Helsinki, 1975
Helsinki, Finland. July 30, 1975. Ford, Brezhnev, Kissinger, and Gromyko pictured outside the US Embassy.
Helsinki, Finland. July 30, 1975. Ford, Brezhnev, Kissinger, and Gromyko pictured outside the US Embassy.
New Valaam Monastery in Finland, 1950-1955
Monks near the entrance to the monastery's residential building.
Monks near the entrance to the monastery's residential building.
New Valaam Monastery in Finland, 1950-1957
New Valamo Monastery Cemetery, Finland.
New Valamo Monastery Cemetery, Finland.
New Valaam Monastery in Finland, 1945-1957
Father Sava on the monastery bridge.
Father Sava on the monastery bridge.
New Valaam Monastery in Finland, 1945-1957
New Valamo Monastery farmland in Finland. A provisional conclusion.
New Valamo Monastery farmland in Finland. A provisional conclusion.