Helsinki is the capital and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland.
Helsinki is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 300 km (190 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia.
After Stockholm and Oslo, Helsinki is the third largest municipality in the Nordic countries. It has one of the highest urban standards of living in the world.
These amazing photos were colorized by Frank that show what Helsinki looked like in the 1900s and 1910s.
Helsinki is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 300 km (190 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia.
After Stockholm and Oslo, Helsinki is the third largest municipality in the Nordic countries. It has one of the highest urban standards of living in the world.
These amazing photos were colorized by Frank that show what Helsinki looked like in the 1900s and 1910s.
 |
| A local bus in Helsinki |
 |
| A Russian ice cream vendor in Helsinki |
 |
| A small boat approaching Helsinki's Southern harbor |
 |
| A summer day in Kaivopuisto park |
 |
| Carpet washing in Helsinki |
 |
| Delivering beer in Helsinki |
 |
| Drying and maintaining fishing nets in Helsinki |
 |
| Finnish painter Hugo Simberg photographed his two year old son Tom in Helsinki's Southern Harbour |
 |
| Helsink's Southern harbour |
 |
| Helsinki's first motorized fire truck |
 |
| Idyllic Helsinki |
 |
| Imperial Russian Navy sailors returning to ship in Helsinki |
 |
| Norddeutscher Loyd´s brand new steamship Grosser Kurfürst on its first visit to Helsinki |
 |
| Picnic in the Helsinki archipelago |
 |
| Russian Imperial Yacht Standart leaves Helsinki |
 |
| Streetcar in Helsinki |
 |
| Summer sailing in Helsinki |
 |
| The Finnish National Theatre |
 |
| The Finnish Steamship Co Ltd. (FÅA) combined passenger and cargo ship S/S Urania in the Helsinki Southern harbour |
 |
| The former Russian Imperial Yacht Standart leaves Helsinki |
 |
| The K.M. Brondin bakery delivery truck in Helsinki |
 |
| The nurses' dining room at the Kivelä hospital in Helsinki |
 |
| The Polles family skiing |
 |
| The two former Imperial Yachts, “Polar Star” (in front) and “Standart” together in Helsinki |
 |
| Three gentlemen posing in front of Helsinki's new railways station |
 |
| Waiting for a boat in Helsinki |
 |
| Winter landscape in Helsinki |
0 comments:
Post a Comment