Editing 1952 Summer Olympics (section)

==Venues==
{{Main|Venues of the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
With an annual average temperature of {{cvt|5.9|°C}}, Helsinki is one of the coldest cities to have hosted the Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marketplace.org/2014/02/06/economy/numbers/9-weirdest-cities-have-hosted-olympics-and-why|title=The 9 weirdest cities that have hosted the Olympics (and why!)|author=Marc Sollinger|date=February 6, 2014|website=www.marketplace.org}}</ref>

Most of the competition venues were located in [[Helsinki Metropolitan Area]]. Modern pentathlon and some field hockey games were held in [[Hämeenlinna]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.hameenlinna.fi/Palvelut/Kulttuuri/Taidemuseo/Julkinen/Muistolaatat-ja-muistokivet/Aihehaku/Olympialaisten-maahockeyottelut/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022153225/https://www.hameenlinna.fi/Palvelut/Kulttuuri/Taidemuseo/Julkinen/Muistolaatat-ja-muistokivet/Aihehaku/Olympialaisten-maahockeyottelut/ |title=Olympialaisten maahockeyotteluiden muistolaatta | trans-title = Commemorative plaque for the Olympic field hockey matches| publisher = City of Hämeenlinna |archive-date= 2018-10-22 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and some football games by [[Tampere]], [[Lahti]], [[Kotka]] and [[Turku]].

The main arena was the [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium|Olympic Stadium]], which hosted the opening and closing ceremonies, athletics competitions, football semi-finals and finals, as well as the [[show jumping]] competition “Prix des Nations” were held.{{sfn|Kolkka|1955|p=44}} The stadium was built for the 1940 Olympics and opened as early as 1938, but had suffered under the bombing of World War II.{{sfn|Wickström|2002|p=24}} It had to undergo expansion and refurbishment work. The concrete auditorium section was expanded and a new temporary wooden auditorium was built on the south and north curves and on the east side, which increased the Stadium's audience capacity to about 70,000.{{sfn|Raevuori|2002|p=22}}

[[File:Helsinki Velodromi ECMC 2006 -2.jpg|thumbnail|The Helsinki Velodrome was used to cycle the Olympic starts. Pictured are cyclists from the 2006 Bicycle Race.]]

The swimming competitions were held at [[Helsinki Swimming Stadium]], located just a few hundred meters east of the Olympic Stadium and with three pools: a racing, diving and children's pool.{{sfn|Kolkka|1955|p=47}} The swimming stadium could accommodate about 9,500 spectators, while the wooden eastern and standing stands for the Games could accommodate a total of about 6,000 people.{{sfn|Kolkka|1955|p=48}} The Fair Hall near the stadiums (now [[Töölö Sports Hall]]) many of the indoor events were held in two separate halls. In the bigger hall, men competed in gymnastics, wrestling and boxing. The smaller hall hosts the women's gymnastics, freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and basketball finals.{{sfn|Kolkka|1955|p=51}} Basketball first round matches were played at [[Tennis Palace]] and fencing competitions were held at the [[Westend, Espoo|Westend]] tennis center in Espoo.{{sfn|Kolkka|1955|p=57}}

The shooting events took place at the [[Malmi shooting range]] 11 kilometers from the center of Helsinki, with the exception of clay pigeon shooting. Clay pigeon shooting was performed on the Finnish Hunters' Association track [[Huopalahti]].{{sfn|Kolkka|1955|p=57}}[[Ruskeasuo]] competed in dressage as well as in [[Tali, Helsinki|Tali]] and [[Laakso]] in field riding.{{sfn|Kolkka|1955|p=58}}

The [[Töölö Rowing Stadium]] was built for rowing and canoeing events one kilometer from [[Taivallahti]]. However, the place was not accepted as a place for rowing competitions, as it was open to the sea breeze.{{sfn|Kolkka|1955|p=52}} The rowing took place in [[Meilahti]] about three kilometers from the Stadium. The place was considerably more sheltered than Taivallahti.{{sfn|Kolkka|1955|p=54}} [[Harmaja]], a lighthouse island a couple of kilometers off the coast of Helsinki, was the starting and finishing area for larger sailing classes. [[Finn (dinghy)|Finn]] was the starting and finish point of the race [[Liuskasaari]] close to the coast.{{sfn|Kolkka|1955|p=58}}

The [[Marathon]] running route was north of the Stadium to [[Käpylä]], [[Pakila|Pakinkylä]], [[Tuomarinkylä]], [[Vantaa]], [[Tikkurila]] and [[Korso]]. In [[Tuusula]], {{ill|Mätäkivenmäki|fi}} there was a turning point from which the runners set off on their way back to the Stadium. The 50-kilometer walk was organized along the same route.{{sfn|Kolkka|1955|p=306}}<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.keski-uusimaa.fi/artikkeli/251331-syopa-selatetty-juhlistetaan-juosten |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20141208103607/https://www.keski-uusimaa.fi/artikkeli/251331-syopa-selatetty-juhlistetaan-juosten |title=Syöpä selätetty, juhlistetaan juosten | trans-title = Cancer reversed, celebrated by running| work = Central Uusimaa | date = 2014-11-23  |publisher = Etelä-Suomen Media | archive-date=December 8, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A memorial stone was later erected at the turning point along Old Tuusulantie.

A swimming stadium was built in Hämeenlinna for [[Ahvenisto]] for the pentathlon. The other four pentathlon events were also held in the vicinity of Ahvenisto.{{sfn|Wickström|2002|p=25}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Venues of the 1952 Summer Olympics 
|-
|
{{div col|colwidth=17em}}
*[[Hämeenlinna]] – Modern pentathlon
*[[Harmaja]] – Sailing
*[[Sonera Stadium|Helsinki Football Grounds]] – Football
*[[Huopalahti]] – Shooting (shotgun)
*[[Käpylä]] – Cycling (road)
*[[Arto Tolsa Areena|Kotka]] – Football
*[[Laakso]] – Equestrian (eventing – riding)
*[[Lahden kisapuisto|Lahti]] – Football
*[[Liuskasaari]] – Sailing
*[[Malmi, Helsinki|Malmi Rifle Range]] – Shooting (pistol/ rifle)
*[[Maunula]] – Cycling (road)
*[[Meilahti]] – Rowing
*[[Töölö Sports Hall|Messuhalli]] – Basketball (final), boxing, gymnastics, weightlifting, wrestling
*[[Helsinki Olympic Stadium|Olympic Stadium]] – Athletics, Equestrian (jumping), Football (final)
*[[Pakila]] – Cycling (road)
*[[Ruskeasuo|Ruskeasuo Equestrian Hall]] – Equestrian (dressage, eventing)
*[[Helsinki Swimming Stadium|Swimming Stadium]] – Diving, Swimming, Water polo
*[[Töölö Rowing Stadium|Taivallahti]] – Canoeing
*[[Tali, Helsinki|Tali Race Track]] – Equestrian (eventing steeplechase)
*[[Tampere Stadium|Tampere]] – Football
*[[Tennispalatsi|Tennis Palace]] – Basketball
*[[Veritas Stadion|Turku]] – Football
*[[Helsinki Velodrome|Velodrome]] – Cycling (track), Field hockey
*[[Westend, Espoo|Westend]] Tennis Hall – Fencing
{{div col end}}
|}