Paavo Nurmi was a runner. His Olympic races of the 1920s are the sports life in order, and the statue of him at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium is the public portrait. He ran with a stopwatch in his hand. He died in 1973.
Gând
A sample thought. A friend would say how the ordinary days were the ones that stayed.
Thomas
Gând
A sample thought. Someone who was taught, or helped, would leave a few lines here.
Nora
Poveste
What I was told
This is a sample story. A grandchild would write what they were told, and the one afternoon they remember for themselves.
Sofia
Fotografie
Veli-Matti Kosonen · Public domain
Fotografie
jkm · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fotografie
Unknown author · Public domain
Lumânare
A lasting sample light, so the page is not dark.
Iris
Lumânare
A sample light for the name we still say.
Sofia
Videoclipuri
A piece played at home
A sample film for Paavo Nurmi. The family would put here a song or a piece of footage they still play.
Muzică
A song they loved
The family
Dar
Lumânare
A sample gift of light.
Helen
Dar
Carte
A sample card for Paavo Nurmi.
Mark
Dar
Floare
A sample flower, left on the page.
Iris
Cronologie
Born in Turku
Paavo Nurmi was born in Turku.
Cronologie
Paris Olympics
At the Paris Olympics he won five gold medals, the peak of a run of Olympic races.
Cronologie
Died
He died in 1973. The statue at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki was already a landmark.
Întâlnire
A Sunday visit
A sample gathering for Paavo Nurmi. The family would write the time, the place, and who is welcome.
The family
1897
1924
1973