第十五届奥运会于1952年7月19日至8月3日在芬兰首都赫尔辛基举行。本届奥运会与上届奥运会形成的鲜明对比是:上届奥运会只有伦敦一家申办,而本届奥运会同时提出申请的则有赫尔辛基、阿姆斯特丹、雅典、底特律、明尼阿波利斯、洛桑、费城、斯德哥尔摩、芝加哥九个城市。仅美国就有四个城市参加了竞选,这在奥运史上是罕见的。由于竞争较为激烈,最后通过国际奥委会投票表决,赫尔辛基获得了主办权。赫尔辛基亦名赫尔辛福,是素有“千岛之 The 15th Olympic Games was held in Helsinki, capital of Finland from July 19 to August 3, 1952. The sharp contrast between this Olympic Games and the last Olympic Games is that only the London Olympic Games bid for the last Olympic Games. Helsinki, Amsterdam, Athens, Detroit, Minneapolis, Lausanne, Philadelphia and Stockholm also apply for this Olympic Games. Nine cities in Chicago. Only four cities in the United States took part in the election, which is rare in the history of the Olympic Games. Due to fiercer competition, Helsinki won the right to host the vote through the International Olympic Committee. Helsinki also known as Helsingborg, is known as "Thousand Island