Töölö Rowing Stadium

Helsinki Rowing Stadium.

The Töölö Rowing Stadium is a rowing and canoeing venue located a kilometer from Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland.

Originally constructed for the 1940 Summer Olympics that were cancelled in the wake of what became known as World War II, the venue was not approved by the International Rowing Federation (FISA) to being exposed to sea breezes. The rowing events were moved to the Meilahti as a result while the canoeing events took place.

References

1952 Summer Olympics official report. p. 52.

Venues of the 1952 Summer Olympics

Hämeenlinna Harmaja Helsinki Football Grounds Huopalahti Käpylä Kotka Laakso Lahti Liuskasaari Malmi Rifle Range Maunula Meilahti Messuhalli Olympic Stadium Pakila Ruskeasuo Equestrian Hall Swimming Stadium Taivallahti Tali Race Track Tampere Tennis Palace Turku Velodrome Westend Tennis Hall

Olympic venues in canoeing

1936: Berlin-Grünau Regatta Course 1948: Henley Royal Regatta 1952: Taivallahti 1956: Lake Wendouree 1960: Lake Albano 1964: Lake Sagami 1968: Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course 1972: Eiskanal, Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim 1976: Île Notre-Dame 1980: Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin 1984: Lake Casitas 1988: Han River Regatta Course/Canoeing Site 1992: Canal Olímpic de Catalunya, Parc Olímpic del Segre 1996: Lake Lanier, Ocoee Whitewater Center 2000: Penrith Whitewater Stadium, Sydney International Regatta Centre 2004: Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre, Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre 2008: Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park 2012: Dorney Lake, Lee Valley White Water Centre 2016: Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Olympic Whitewater Stadium

Coordinates: 60°10′44″N 24°54′40″E / 60.1789°N 24.9112°E / 60.1789; 24.9112

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