Members of the International Olympic Committee visiting Helsinki

A group of men are gathered around a table, on which miniature models of Olympic sporting venues are displayed.

Leaders of the International Olympic Committee during a visit to Helsinki in 1936, hosted by the mayor Erik von Frenckell (second from the left). During the visit, the possibility of Helsinki organising the Summer Olympics in 1940 was looked into. The Games had to be postponed due to World War II.

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The 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki

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Helsinki City Museum

Phenomena

Tapahtumia vuoden ympäri

Period

1936

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Helsinki City Museum