ECT WERBEN 
immediately comes to mind and we have just en- 
joyed one of his many compositions. In the field 
of architecture, | know that the winner of the 
award for design of the City Hall complex in To- 
ronto was also Finnish, Viljo Rewell, a famous 
architect and known to most of us. One could go 
on indefinitely, but | shall merely conclude by 
mentioning the name of the Field Marshal Man- 
nerheim and the high regard in which his memory 
is held throughout the world. In consequence, 
many of us are delighted to be visiting Finland 
and try to discover why it is that a moderately 
sized country has been able to contribute so 
much to the history and advancement of man. 
The first time | had the pleasure of visiting Hel- 
sinki was in September 1969 and | was able to 
report to the Ottawa Congress Committee that 
the Finns were as well prepared for the 1976 
Congress as Ottawa was for the 1972 Congress, 
even though they had seven more years to go. 
We were all saddened to learn of the death of an 
outstanding and respected photogrammetrist 
and one whom many of us considered a great 
  
Audience attending the Opening Ceremony at Finlandia 
Hall. 
friend, Professor Sakari Halonen. | shall refer later 
to his passing as well as that of other prominent 
photogrammetrists at the Plenary Session, but 
shall conclude by saying that the Congress Com- 
mittee, under the leadership of Dr. Lófstróm, has 
faithfully followed the route laid out by Professor 
Halonen. 
Again, on behalf of the I.S.P. | thank you all for 
your many contributions and the contributions 
of those whom you represent to the International 
Society for Photogrammetry. 
Kiitos. 
The Band of the Helsinki Garrison played Finlan- 
dia by Jean Sibelius. 
Thereafter the Congress Director declared the 
Opening Ceremony closed. 
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