Olympic programme (football)

Category: Printed matter
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Year of prod.: 1952
Object number: 0:517:008
Manuf. and place of prod.: Tilgmannin kirjapaino, Helsinki
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Method of prod.: printed
Material: paper
Measurements: height 19.5 cm; width 13.5 cm
Description: Booklet with soft covers. The upper and lower sections of the cover page are green. The white middle section features the Olympic rings, two football players and the texts: JALKAPALLO; FOOTBALL FOTBOLL. KARSINTAOTTELUT.HELSINKI TURKU TAMPERE KOTKA LAHTI.KILPAILUOHJELMA 15.-16.7. 100 MK. 16 pages. The map of Helsinki in back cover.
Other information: The programme for the qualification round matches on 15 and 16 July 1952.
54 different programmes were printed: 33 day programmes of major individual sports, 11 competition programmes of minor individual sports and 10 tournament programmes of team sports (football, basketball and field hockey). All were sold for 100 Fmk.
The programmes were printed in Finnish, Swedish, English and French. They also contained useful information for tourists, such as a timetable of Olympic competitions and a Helsinki traffic map.