13.6.2024 - 4.9.2024

A HUNDRED YEARS AGO IN PARIS -exhibition

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  • Sports Museum of Finland

Paavo Nurmi Pariisin olympiakisojen maastojuoksussa 1924, kuvalähde Gallica.fr
A journey for the ages

Paris last hosted the Olympic Games in the summer of 1924. 3,099 men and 158 women from 45 countries competed for medals in 131 events in the French capital. Paris 1924 also marked the highpoint of Finnish sports history. Finland finished second in the medal standings, beaten only by the United States.

The photo based exhibition covers the games from the Finnish perspective. The exhibition will be a part of the main exhibition of TAHTO from June 13th to September 4th.

Exhibition languages: Finnish, France and English.