Finland’s President Thanks The Press (1940)

Full title reads: “Finland’s President Thanks The Press“. Helsinki, Finland. VS of Finnish President Kyosti Kallio at a reception for members of the press in Helsinki thanking them for their sympathy during the war with Russia. He shakes them by the hand and makes a short speech (no sound). Shots of various people mingling at reception. N.B. Follows the end of the Russo-Finnish War. FILM ID:1041.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website