Historical place archive

Helsinki in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Helsinki in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

8 records8 event labels3 people1863–1997

Historical events in Helsinki

1863

1863
Diet of Finland
Alexander II · Government of Russia

Reconvenes the Finnish Diet after a long interruption, restoring a measure of constitutional activity in Finland.

1969

17 November 1969
SALT Negotiations Begin
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev · Government of Russia

The Soviet Union and United States begin formal Strategic Arms Limitation Talks during his leadership.

1975

30 July 1975
Helsinki Meeting with Gerald Ford
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev · Government of Russia

Meets Gerald Ford during the European security summit and discusses arms control and bilateral relations.

August 1975
Helsinki Conference Address
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev · Government of Russia

Addresses the European security conference and presents détente as a foundation for lasting peace.

August 1975
Helsinki Meeting with Giscard d'Estaing
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev · Government of Russia

Meets French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing during the Helsinki summit.

1 August 1975
Helsinki Final Act
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev · Government of Russia

Signs the Helsinki Final Act with leaders of thirty-four other participating states.

1997

20 March 1997
Helsinki Summit with Clinton
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin · Government of Russia

Meets Bill Clinton in Helsinki for talks dominated by NATO enlargement and strategic arms control.

21 March 1997
Helsinki NATO Enlargement Compromise
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin · North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Agrees with Bill Clinton to deepen NATO-Russia consultation while continuing to oppose NATO enlargement.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Russia and Helsinki. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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