Historical guide maps of the City of Helsinki

Historical guide maps of Helsinki from 1940, 1952, 1962 and 1999. The guide maps contain, among other things, the following information: nomenclature, streets, roads and rail links, public buildings, residential areas, industrial areas, forest and arable areas, and municipal boundaries. In addition, the maps show some attractions and public services. **Coordinate system(s):** — ETRS-GK25 (EPSG:3879). Maintenance coordinate system. The material can also be projected to other coordinate systems. Other coordinate systems, if any, can be found in the GetCapabilities document of the interface service. **Addresses of the interface services:** — WMS interface: [https://kartta.hel.fi/ws/geoserver/avoindata/wms](https://kartta.hel.fi/ws/geoserver/avoindata/wms?request=getCapabilities) **WMS levels** — Guide map_1940 Guide Map_1952 Guide Map_1962 — Guide map_1999 Administrator: City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Industry, Services and Authorisations, City Measurement Services ##Helsinki Guide Map 1940 Map of the City of Helsinki from 1940. Published by Frenckell’s Bookprint O.Y. Map was made for the planned 1940 Olympic Games. Route and bus lines. Competitions and internships. On the reverse side, the list of streets, sightseeing and foreign countries in five languages. Four-colour printing in size 58 cm x 61 cm, from Frenckell’s printer. ##Helsinki Guide Map 1952 Helsinki tourist map (*Turistmata över Helsingfors*) from 1952. The map was updated from the map for the 1940 Olympic Games for the Olympic Games. Route and bus lines. Competitions and internships. ##Helsinki Guide Map 1962 Map of the centre of Helsinki from 1962. Printed by Finnish Literature Printer oy. The map contains tramway and bus lines and three-dimensional drawings of interesting places. ##Helsinki Guide Map 1999 The 1999 Guide Map of the City of Helsinki is the first digitally produced guide map of Helsinki.