Second International Aeronautic Exhibition

EXPO Helsinki 1938
Malmi airport in 2006, with the round terminal of 1938
Overview
BIE-class	Specialized exposition
Name	Second International Aeronautical Exhibition
Building	Malmi Airterminal
Area	15.2 hectares (38 acres)
Visitors	15,000,000
Participant(s)
Countries	25
Location
Country	Finland
City	Helsinki
Venue	Helsinki-Malmi Airport
Coordinates	60°15′14″N 25°02′39″E / 60.25389°N 25.04417°E / 60.25389; 25.04417
Timeline
Opening	14 May 1938 (1938-05-14)
Closure	22 May 1938 (1938-05-22)
Specialized expositions
Previous	ILIS 1936 in Stockholm
Next	Exposition internationale de l'eau (1939) in Liège
Universal Expositions
Previous	Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris
Next	1939 New York World's Fair in New York City

Aimo Cajander

The Second International Aeronautic Exhibition, (full name Second International Aeronautical Exhibition in the league Air Defence of Finland SILI) was a world's fair held in Helsinki in 1938.^[1] It opened on 5 May and ran for 17 days before closing on 22 May^[2]

It was a special exhibition recognised by the BIE which attracted 25 participating countries and 15 million visitors^[2] and took place in Helsinki's exhibition hall.^[3] The commissioners were Alexander Frey, Erik von Frenckell and Mauri Honkajuuri director of Kansallis-Osake-Pankki.^[3] Visitors included the racing driver S. P. J. Keinänen and the prime minister Aimo Cajander^[4]

Aircraft on display included Morane-Saulnier Type L, Fokker C.X, VL Tuisku and VL Viima.^[4]

External links

http://yle.fi/elavaarkisto/artikkelit/sili_ii_-ilmailunayttely_1938_43564.html#media=43566 film of the exhibition including interior shots, and film of arriving dignatories (Finnish)

References

↑ "INTERNATIONAL EXPOs". Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
1 2 "Shanghai World Expo". Retrieved 24 August 2012.
1 2 "HELSINKI 1938" (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2012.
1 2 "SILI II -ilmailunäyttely 1938" (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 August 2012.

List of world's fairs in the Nordic Countries

Denmark	Nordic Exhibition of 1888

Finland	Second International Aeronautic Exhibition

Norway	International Fisheries Exposition (1898) 1914 Jubilee Exhibition Tröndelag Exhibition (1930)

Sweden	General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm (1897) Baltic Exhibition ILIS 1936 Gothenburg Exhibition (1923) Stockholm Exhibition (1930) Universal Sport Exhibition (1949) Helsingborg Exhibition 1955

List of world expositions

Retrospectively
recognized
Expositions

BIE recognized
Universal
Expositions

BIE recognized
Specialized
Expositions

BIE recognized
horticultural
Exhibitions (AIPH)

Canceled

Rome 1942
Chicago 1992
Vienna & Budapest 1995
Metro Manila 2002
Seine Saint Denis 2004

Not BIE recognized

Asia	Nanyang 1910 Hangzhou 1929 Nagoya 1937 Shenyang 2006

Oceania	Melbourne 1866 Sydney 1870 Melbourne 1875 Brisbane 1876 Sydney 1879 Dunedin 1889 Christchurch 1906 Auckland 1913–14 Dunedin 1925 Wellington 1939–40

Europe	London 1756 Dublin 1853 Manchester 1857 Porto 1865 London 1871–74 Vienna 1873 Amsterdam 1883 Liverpool 1886 London 1886 Copenhagen 1888 Glasgow 1888 Frankfurt 1891 Prague 1891 Lyon 1894 Oporto 1894 Berlin 1896 Glasgow 1901 Cork 1902 Hanoi 1902 London 1905 London 1906 Marseille 1906 Dublin 1907 London 1908 Zaragoza 1908 London 1910 Dresden 1911 London 1911 London 1912 Lyon 1914 Cologne 1914 London 1914 Kristiania 1914 Malmö 1914 Semarang 1914 London 1921 Marseille 1922 British Empire Exhibition (1924–25) Antwerp 1930 Stockholm 1930 Paris 1931 Porto 1934 Glasgow 1938

North America	New York City 1826–1897 Bryant Park, New York City 1853 Atlanta 1881 Louisville 1883–87 New Orleans 1884 Atlanta 1887 San Francisco 1894 Atlanta 1895 Nashville 1897 Omaha 1898 Buffalo 1901 Charleston 1901–02 Portland, Oregon 1905 Jamestown 1907 Seattle 1909 Knoxville 1913 San Diego 1915–17 Bronx 1918 Philadelphia 1926 San Diego 1935–36 Dallas 1936 Cleveland 1936–37 Dallas 1937 San Francisco 1939–40 New York City 1964–65

South America	Buenos Aires 1910 Rio de Janeiro 1922

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