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Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg

The Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg is a statue dedicated to the Finland-Swedish author, national poet and priest Johan Ludvig Runeberg, designed and sculpted by his son Walter Runeberg. The statue is located in the in .
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: bronze statue in Helsinki of Johan Ludvig Runeberg, created 1885 by Walter Runeberg
  • Also known as: “Johan Ludvig Runeberg” and “Johan Ludvig Runeberg statue”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Esplanadi and Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral.

Park
Photo: Daderot, CC0.
, colloquially known as Espa, is an esplanade and in downtown , Finland, situated between the Erottaja square and the .

Church
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Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of right to the east of , here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall. is situated 410 metres northeast of Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg.

Square
Photo: Jonik, CC BY-SA 2.0.
presents Carl Ludvig Engel's architecture as a unique allegory of political, religious, scientific and commercial powers in the centre of , . is situated 340 metres northeast of Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kluuvi and Central Helsinki.

Suburb
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is the commercial centre of , , and a neighbourhood in the Vironniemi district of Helsinki. The Helsinki Central railway station, and Hotel Arthur, the Helsinki main post office, the , Kämp Galleria, and Sokos department stores, the and the main offices of Finnish banks are located in .

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consists of the central parts of east of Mannerheimintie, south of Pitkäsilta, west of Unioninkatu and north of Esplanadi; in short the commercial downtown.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the southern part of , . consists of the area between the park and the Tähtitornin vuori park.

Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg

Latitude
60.16748° or 60° 10′ 3″ north
Longitude
24.9476° or 24° 56′ 51″ east
Inception
1885
Open location code
9GG65W8X+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1380910122
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q64007552
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Johan Ludvig Runebergin muistomerkki”
  • Finnish: “Johan Ludvig Runebergin patsas”
  • French: “Statue commémorative de Johan Ludvig Runeberg”
  • Northern Sami: “J. L. Runeberga bázzi”
  • Swedish: “Johan Ludvig Runebergs staty”
  • Swedish: “Runebergs minnesmärke”
  • Swedish: “Runebergs staty”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Runeberginesplanadi and Savoy.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.