Friday, April 22, 2022

art deco styled poster for Helsinki and Finland, circa 1939


Showing a city tram and the Olympic rings. After Japan declared in 1938 that it would be unable to host 1940 Olympics in Tokyo due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War, Helsinki had been selected to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were then cancelled due to the outbreak World War II in September 1939. The Olympics were eventually held in 1952 in Helsinki.

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