The Second International Aeronautic Exhibition, (full name Second International Aeronautical Exhibition in the league Air Defence of Finland SILI) was held in Helsinki in 1938.[1] It ran from 14 May to 22 May 1938.

1938 Helsinki
Malmi airport in 2006, with the round terminal of 1938
Overview
BIE-class	Specialized exposition
Name	Second International Aeronautical Exhibition
Building(s)	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
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

It was a special exhibition recognised by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) which attracted 25 participating countries including Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Latvia, and Sweden; and 15 million visitors and took place in Helsinki's exhibition hall.[2] The commissioners were Alexander Frey, Erik von Frenckell and Mauri Honkajuuri director of Kansallis-Osake-Pankki.[2] Visitors included the racing driver S. P. J. Keinänen and the prime minister Aimo Cajander[3]

Aircraft on display included Morane-Saulnier Type L, Fokker C.X, VL Tuisku and VL Viima.[3]

External links

• Official website of the BIE
• Film of the exhibition including interior shots, and film of arriving dignitaries (Finnish)

See also

• Finnish Universal Exhibition

References