1155
| The first crusade to Finland was led by a Swedish king, after which Finland belonged to Sweden for 650 years
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1550
| The new market town Helsinki was founded
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1748
| The island fortress of Suomenlinna (then called Sveaborg) was founded
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1809
| Finland was separated from Sweden and became an autonomous Grand Duchy of Russia
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1812
| Helsinki became the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland
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1828
| The university moved from Turku to Helsinki
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1835
| First edition of the national epic “Kalevala” was published
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1862
| The first Finnish railroad was built from Helsinki to Hämeenlinna
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1906
| Finnish women were first in the world to gain the full political rights
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1917
| Finland declared independence on the 6th of Dec
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1939–40
| The Winter War (the World War II)
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1941–44
| The Continuation War (the World War II)
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1952
| The 15th Olympic Games were held in Helsinki
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1975
| The Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe was concluded in Helsinki
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1992
| Helsinki Follow-up Meeting of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
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1995
| Finland became a member of the European Union
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1999
| EU Presidency
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2000
| European City of Culture, Helsinki 450 years
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2002
| Introduction of a new currency euro
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2005
| World Championships in Athletics
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2006
| EU Presidency (July–December)
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2007
| 90th anniversary of Finnish independence
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2012
| Helsinki World Design Capital 2012
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