Former shooting range in Helsinki, Finland
Malmi shooting range during the 1952 Summer Olympics
Malmi shooting range (
Finnish : Malmin ampumarata ) was a
shooting range in the
Malmi district of
Helsinki ,
Finland , active from 1937 to 1993. The shooting range was built by the
Finnish Army for the
1937 ISSF World Shooting Championships and was also used in the
shooting events of the
1952 Summer Olympics .
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During the
World War II , Malmi shooting range was an execution site. One of the persons shot in Malmi was
Martta Koskinen , the last woman executed in Finland. The shooting range was closed in 1993. Today it is a residential and recreation area which is a part of the
Kivikko district.
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References
19th century 20th century
1900 :
Boulogne-Billancourt ,
Satory
1908 :
Bisley Ranges ,
Uxendon Shooting School Club
1912 :
Råsunda IP
1920 :
Beverloo Camp ,
Hoogboom Military Camp
1924 :
Camp de Châlons ,
Issy-les-Moulineaux ,
Le Stade Olympique Reims ,
Le Stand de Tir de Versailles
1932 :
Los Angeles Police Pistol Range
1936 :
Wannsee Shooting Range
1948 :
Bisley Ranges
1952 :
Huopalahti ,
Malmi Rifle Range
1956 :
Royal Australian Air Force, Laverton Air Base ,
Williamstown
1960 :
Cesano Infantry School Range ,
Lazio Pigeon Shooting Stand ,
Umberto I Shooting Range
1964 :
Asaka Shooting Range ,
Tokorozawa Shooting Range
1968 :
Vicente Suárez Shooting Range
1972 :
Schießanlage
1976 :
Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie
1980 :
Dynamo Shooting Range
1984 :
Prado Regional Park
1988 :
Taenung International Shooting Range
1992 :
Mollet del Vallès Shooting Range
1996 :
Wolf Creek Shooting Complex
21st century
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