• The Organization of the Helsinki Olympic Games in 1952 was
the organizer of the XV Olympiad Helsinki Committee. Its President was Erik Von
Frenckell.
• The Finnish Government along with the Organizing Committee
established more than 20 venues and sports facilities for the dispute of the
tests. The majority were concentrated in Helsinki and its metropolitan area
except for the modern pentathlon, fencing and some football matches, which took
place in nearby cities. Most of the venues were already built for the
Organization of the Olympic Games in 1940, which never took place, and could be
used for 1952 with some reforms. The Olympic ring is located in the District of
Töölö.
Swimming and diving tests were performed in the Helsinki
Swimming Stadium.
• The Olympic stadium was the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki,
officially inaugurated in 1938, with those dates capacity for 50,000
spectators. For the Olympics, was built to the East of the stadium a harrow
extra wood, demolished at the end of the games, which increased the seating
capacity up to 70,000 people.