Helsinki : the history of a Nordic city / Henrik Meinander ; translated by Richard Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meinander, Henrik, 1960- author.

Contributor:

Robinson, Richard (Translator), translator.

Standardized Title:

Helsingfors : historien om en stad. English

Language:

English

Swedish

Subjects (All):

Helsinki (Finland)--History.

Helsinki (Finland).

Physical Description:

xxii, 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits, plans ; 23 cm

monochrome

polychrome

illustration

map

portrait

plan

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2026]

Summary:

The epic story of Helsinki--founded by Sweden, refashioned by Russia, forever shaped by the sea.

"Over 475 years, the Finnish capital has gone from a sleepy fishing village to a thriving Nordic metropolis, globally renowned for its architecture, design and quality of life. This intricate and expansive new history lays bare the perils--and occasional perks--of Helsinki's position on the Baltic Sea, sandwiched between East and West. In flowing prose and fascinating anecdotes, Henrik Meinander explores all corners of Helsinki's past, from trade and the Olympics to the color of everyday life. He narrates the city's survival through the rise and fall of two empires; its triumph as an independent capital in 1917; and how, since then, it has grown and flourished through language battles, Soviet air raids and Cold War compromises"-- Dust jacket.

Contents:

The harbour

In the glow of Suomenlinna

The capital city

Industry and independence

The heart of the republic

Cold war climates

The northern European metropolis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Meinander, Henrik, 1960- Helsinki.

ISBN:

9780197848357

0197848354

OCLC:

1538493329