tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270500688830727076.post6206801598676710560..comments2024-03-21T19:59:03.984+00:00Comments on Grounds for concern...: An Unknown Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandRabblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00834935884051921044noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270500688830727076.post-86939366029668085382014-11-26T16:14:32.060+00:002014-11-26T16:14:32.060+00:00This indeed is Eläintarhan urheilukenttä, which tr...This indeed is Eläintarhan urheilukenttä, which translates to Zoo field. An old zoo must have situated somewhere in the area...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270500688830727076.post-82488247762155820512009-08-09T11:43:39.688+01:002009-08-09T11:43:39.688+01:00Thanks for this important info Dave, & the ema...Thanks for this important info Dave, & the email you kindly sent me with the details, I haven't changed it yet, but will do so soon...honest! ;-)<br />Looking forward to seeing you at a few more Hamlet games next season!Rabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834935884051921044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270500688830727076.post-54586893167628234622009-05-22T00:16:20.395+01:002009-05-22T00:16:20.395+01:00From the description of the ground location in the...From the description of the ground location in the Olympic Park and the tram route it sounds as though this may be the Eläintarhan urheilukenttä (Finnish) / Djurgårdens sportplan (Swedish) / Zoo Field.<br /><br />Looking at the page on Wikipedia in Finnish, the pictures match too. You can translate using Google, which comes out a bit garbled, but it says the stadium was built in 1907-1910 (Finland first competed in a full Olympics in 1908, and had their first separate delegation at the opening ceremony in 1912), so this track will have hosted athletes like Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen, and also hosted HJK's early football championship winning team.<br /><br />It was used as a practice and training venue for the World Athletics Championships in 1983 and 2005.Northern Davenoreply@blogger.com