The Worker Mother
The Worker Mother is a memorial in Helsinki, Uusimaa. The Worker Mother is situated nearby to the suburb Alppiharju, as well as near the dog park Brahenpuistikon koira-aitaus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Memorial
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: sculpture in Helsinki
- Address: Helsinki
- Inscription: “The bronze statue depicts a working-class mother and her daughter wringing the water out of a sheet. Sculpture by Panu Patomäki, 1996.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Linnanmäki and Kulttuuritalo.
Linnanmäki
Photo: Jyri Moisio, CC BY 3.0.
Linnanmäki is an amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. It is the largest and most famous amusement park in Finland, and one of the most-visited in Europe.
Kulttuuritalo
Arts center
Photo: DreferComm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kulttuuritalo is a building in Alppila, Helsinki, Finland. The building was designed by Alvar Aalto, and is considered to be one of his main works. Kulttuuritalo is situated 220 metres southwest of The Worker Mother.
Lenin Park
Park
Photo: Skorpion87, Public domain.
Lenin Park is situated 260 metres west of The Worker Mother.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alppiharju and Alppila.
Alppiharju
Suburb
Photo: Annelis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alppiharju is a district of approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the eastern part of the Central major district of Helsinki, Finland. It consists of sub-districts Alppila and Harju, and is bordered by Kallio in the south, Taka-Töölö in the west, Pasila in the north-west and north, and Vallila in the north-east and east.
Alppila
Quarter
Alppila is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland. It is located north of the city centre, between the districts of Kallio and Pasila, and together with Harju it forms the district of Alppiharju.
Harju
Quarter
Harju is a quarter of Helsinki, Finland. It is located northeast of the city centre, part of Alppiharju neighbourhood, between the quarters of Alppila, Torkkelinmäki, Linjat and the neighbourhoods of Sörnäinen and Vallila.
The Worker Mother
- Category: historic site
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.18926° or 60° 11′ 21″ northLongitude
24.9478° or 24° 56′ 52″ eastInception
May 12th, 1996Open location code
9GG65WQX+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1525453989OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q23045389
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“The Worker Mother” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Mare treballadora”
- Catalan: “Työläisäiti”
- Finnish: “Työläisäiti”
- Galician: “A nai traballadora”
- Spanish: “La madre trabajadora”
- Swedish: “Arbetarmodern”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The park of the Worker Mother and Brahenpuistikko.
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