The Scandinavian Pavilion is set on lolumns in the center of a garden of scupture. Its general theme is Man in Unity, with emphasis on the prime importance of international co-operation.Five architects, one from each of the Scandinavian nations participating: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden were responsible for the desing.
Almost every constituent, from steel structure, concrete prefabricated units for roofs and walls, ramps, sun blins and carpets to the slate on the ground level and the elevator for the handicapped, was made in a Scandinavian country.
Moving ramps provide transport ground level to the first floor where a variety of restaurants serve fine Scandinavian food and drink.
Proceeding by ramp to the second floor, visitors will find themselves in the exhibit area where the five nations have individual display, so arranged that the exhibit content, like a building, reflects Scandinavian's basic unity.
The Scandinavian pavilion faces the Boulevard du Centeraire on Ils Sainte-Hélène. It adjoins the Place des Nations Station of the Expo-Express and the Man the Explorer Theme complex.
The way people eat and drink in the five Scandinavian countries is extraordinarily varied.
In one country they are partial to hearty breakfasts and ignore lunch, whereas in another they think of a cup of coffee as breakfast, wallow through a seemingly endless lunch, skip dinner, but are tempted by late snack. In another Scandinavian country the accent is on an early dinner, followed maybe by a light supper.
This is one reason eating and drinking one's way through Scandinavian becomes espacially's interesting.
A food fact that all good Scandinavians recognize is that calories are more appetizing than vitamins. Thus Scandinavian food is rich and generous, with a great deal of variety in the treatment of fish and meat.
The Man and his World theme of Oxpo 67 inspired Denmark to choose as its subject: Man as the raw material of a developed Country.
Denmark lacks rich mineral resources: The great resource on which the country depends is man and his skills developed by education and training.
The exhibit demonstrates how the Danes through imagination and hard work achive a high standard of living.
Modest in size and population. Denmark is shown to be one of the wolrd's largest exporters of meat and dairy products. Like the agricultural products of Denmark , the country manufactured goods are recognized for scrupulously mantained high quality.
Denmark has a proud tradition of building and sailing fine ships. A third of the world's diesel powered vessels are fitted with engines built in Denmark or under Danish licence.
Danish skill has developed major engineering projects in many lands, in applied art and industrial desing, too, Denmark is in the van.
Creative Finland is the theme of an exhibit which depicts in five gigantic sculptured panels Finland's vigorous industry and culture. Small as she is, with a population of 4.7 millions, Finland rank's among the highly industrialized nations of the world. Her economy is based on forests and a growing metal industry. Pulp and paper exports are second only to those of Canada.
A third of Finland's industrial labor force is employed in the metal industry. Shipbuilding, especially icebreakers, machineray and electrical equipment have conquered new export markets. World-famed designs in textiles, furniture and jewelry, together with furs, illustrate great versatility in exports.
Finland's contributions to other countries, in the development of waterways, in land reclamation and in power development, are considerable. Her achievements in architecture are exemplified in Rewell's prize-winning design for Toronto City Hall.
Iceland unique natural heat resources and history, culture and industry provide the theme for Iceland's exhibit.
Land of rugged beauty, of glaciers and volcanoes, the island owers to the latter the natural hot water that heats homes, helps vegetable grow and serves many other purposes.
The fishing industry draws on the rich Atlantic fishing banks that surround the island. Excellent grassland makes fine grazing, and in the highlands sheep raising provides succulent Iceland lamb.
The exhibit shows Iceland's high living and educational standards, and takes pride in the Althing, claimed to be the oldest parliament in the world, and in the wonderful 12th century Sagas qhich are the fountain of Icelandic literature. The language in qhich they were writen is pratically that of modern Iceland, once spoken all over Scandinavia and in parts of the British Isles too.
Man and water is the theme chosen by Norway for its display in the Scandinavian pavilion.
Salt waters have served this nation of seafarers since the first Norseman landed in North America nearly 1,000 years ago; they still serve Norway's merchant marine, the third largest in the world.
Fresh water from Norway's mountains, tamed to produce electricity provides energy for Norway's expanding industries. With the highest electricity orduction per capita in the world, Norway also has one of the highest living standards en Europe.
As snow, water provides the basis for skiing, invented by Norwegians as a means of communications - and today a source of recreation and joy throughout the world.
Man cannot live in this world without water: this is particularly true of Norway.
Roughly on of three Swedish industrial workers is producing goods for export.
One resident inevery fifteen was born in a country other than Sweden.
One Swede out of seven moves outside Scandinavia in the role of tourist each year.
All Swedish schoolchildren learn at least one language other then their own.
These facts illustrate Sweden's close association with other lands, a dynamic factor towards progress and development.
Sweden is set on doubling its production by the 1980's in free competition with other nation. The aim is to imprive material and cultural conditions at home and to assist less fortunate peoples. Prime importance is given ti question in health, education, employment, housing, social security and the use of leisure time. In each of these spheres some difficult problems remain to be solved. This must be done in an international and imaginative spirit.
The rapid evolution and the problems going with it are in the center of the current public discussion. In the timelight especially is the relationship between individuals and the changing roles of men and women in the new society.
( Document: Official Guide of l'Expo 67, Copyright 1967 by Maclean-Hunter Publishing Co. Ltd. )
Man and is World in 1969 - Spain
Spain makes its "début" at Man and his World with the fiery dances of Andalusia. Twelve of its top Flamenco artists form the Ballet Paco Ruiz-Carmen Rojasbring Spain's gaiety to this pavilion. A restaurant and bar, with a personnel of about 30 persons from a leading Spanish hotel chain, is part of Spain's participation. Six hostesses also are from Spain. The tablao flamenco, featuring folk and classical dances and songs, is staged twicw daily. Each show lasts about 45 minutes.
The exhibits proper covers the broad range from architecture to history, tourism to bullfighting. The dispay begins with an introduction to the paradores, the renowned lodgrigns to be found in old palaces, castles, monasteries and mansions. Next comes the Eternal Spain, a section synthesizing the history of the nation. At the centre is a traditional Castillian fountain. In the typical Spain, special emphasis is placed on Andalusia. Patios, streets of the south of Spain with its whitewashed walls, wrought-iron grills and a great profusion of flowers transport the visitor to the heart of Cordoba, Granada and Seville.
(Man and his world 1969 - Official Guide - published by the city of Montreal)
