HELSINKI HELSINGFORS Vintage Tourist Guide Booklet Map Finland
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📖 Item Description
A charming mid-20th century Helsinki tourist guide booklet featuring maps, photographs, and travel information.
• Original vintage Helsinki (Helsingfors) tourist guide booklet
• Published by the Sport and Excursion Office of Helsinki
• Features city history, travel information, and visitor guidance
• Includes colourful fold-out city map plan
• Illustrated with period photographs of Helsinki landmarks and scenes
• Dual-language title reflects Finnish/Swedish naming (Helsinki / Helsingfors)
• A classic piece of Scandinavian travel ephemera
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🧭 Condition
• Good vintage condition overall
• Light age-related wear and handling marks
• Minor edge wear and light toning to pages
• Staples intact and binding secure
• No major tears or missing pages
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✨ Features
• Original mid-century travel guide (circa 1950s–60s)
• Colour fold-out city map included
• Period photography and informative text
• Attractive pictorial covers (front and rear)
• Collectible Nordic tourism booklet
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