Photographs from 1960’s Finland (credits to Pekka Kyytinen/Finnish Heritage Agency)

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1. 1: The Market Square in Helsinki

   https://www.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.8C0B7E07609E0D3E524422C43FA3860E

   2: Finnish home in Helsinki

   https://www.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.747F954ACA862F13315A1E794B52C599

   3: Kajaani

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   4: The Market Square in Helsinki

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   5: Nurmes

   https://www.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.672D33A4EF9A0FB42DC8002843A8612F

   6: Traditional yearly herring market in Helsinki

   https://www.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.D426E110378ECBB064810209784C2109

   7: Kuhmo

   https://www.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.DEFD1DADDAF5382C63BE6AB9E08270BB

   8: House painting in Tuusula

   https://www.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.36DD086EA6A5C159A8185D7FCDBCEF17

   9: Vihtavuori in Laukaa

   https://www.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.459A4C4AA8AEFD3D7E09A73E0CCC77FE

   10: Loimaa

   https://www.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.DD3D9F04E462E681786EC37F43B34356

   11: Uusikaarlepyy/Nykarleby

   https://www.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.F0ADC8672F40A2BED0C10925C43BB3C3

   12: Sowing work in progress

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   13: Mikkeli

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   14: Vuorilahti in Jaala

   https://www.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.1E9C411F2A9BA9E750A83569D09AFDBC

   15: Threshing just outside the urban area of Helsinki (probably Haltiala)

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   16: Sowing work in progress

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   17: Savonlinna

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   18: Helsinki-Vihti road

   https://www.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.C8B5CFE085C997878F79E13F20D27945

   19: Helsinki Central station

   https://www.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.39DEE0CBD32785A0B679C7E1ED978F11

   20: Tuusula

   https://www.finna.fi/Record/museovirasto.BFCBA92D71C93F3BC3B176211C41F9F6

2. More 1950’s-1970’s photographs here:

   https://www.finna.fi/Search/Results?filter%5B%5D=search_daterange_mv%3A%22overlap%7C%5B1950+TO+1975%5D%22&filter%5B%5D=%7Eformat_ext_str_mv%3A%220%2FImage%2F%22&lookfor=%22Kyytinen%2C+Pekka%22&type=Author

3. Everyone looked so happy and living slowly. Nowadays I only see ppl running not to miss trains, buses, events…

4. Lovely photos!

5. Funny how there is no trash on the streets and either any bins.

6. 17 do we have Sillansuu there?

7. Lovely, like to see the milk shacks on sides of road, Latvia lost them too.

8. I dont know if its good or bad thing, but only difference to nowadays are cars and how people dress up.

9. So many nice looking cars!!!

10. Look at those vegetables. They look so natural and fresh. Current veges that you see in the grocery is a complete opposite.

11. Should post it on r/thewaywewere too! They’d appreciate it

12. That house could’ve been a copy/paste of my grandparents decor

13. Most of the young people in those photos now dress like the old people in those photos.