Veljmies Statue
Veljmies Statue is a work of art in Kuopio, North Savonia which is located on Kuopion tori. Veljmies Statue is situated nearby to the marketplace Kuopio Market Hall, as well as near the historic site Kuopio Aikakapseli.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: 1959 sculpture by Heikki Konttinen
- Also known as: “Velj’mies”, “Velj’mies Statue”, “Velj’mies-patsas”, “Veljmies”, and “Veljmies-patsas”
- Address: Kuopion tori, Kuopio, 70100
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kuopio Market Hall and Kuopio Lyceum High School.
Kuopio Market Hall
Marketplace
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuopio Market Hall is an Art Nouveau-style market hall on Kuopio Market Square in the Multimäki district in Kuopio, Finland. The market hall has a sales point for 30 companies. It is open all year round six days a week.
Kuopio Lyceum High School
School
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kuopio Lyceum High School is an upper secondary school for students aged 15–19. Kuopion Lyseon lukio is located in Kuopio, Finland. Originally established as a boys' school in 1872, Kuopion Lyseo opened its doors to both sexes in 1977.
Kuopio City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuopio City Hall is a town hall in center of the Kuopio, Finland, near the Kuopio Market Square. It was designed by Finnish architects F. A. Sjöström and Josef Stenbäck, and was completed in 1886. Kuopio City Hall is situated 180 metres north of Veljmies Statue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Multimäki and Vahtivuori.
Multimäki
Suburb
Photo: Soaj, Public domain.
Multimäki is a central district in the heart of Kuopio, Finland. Many of Kuopio's most significant attractions, including the Kuopio's Market Square and Market Hall, Heroes' Park and the Kuopio City Hall, are located in the district. Kuopio Lyceum High School and two kindergartens also operate in the district.
Vahtivuori
Suburb
Vahtivuori is a district in the city of Kuopio, Finland, located between the city center and Lake Kallavesi. The southern boundary of Vahtivuori is Minna Canthin katu, the western boundary is Vuorikatu, the northern boundary is Suokatu and the eastern boundary is formed by Lake Kallavesi.
Hatsala
Suburb
Photo: Opa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hatsala is a district located west of the center of Kuopio, Finland. The eastern boundary of the area is Puistokatu, the southern boundary is Minna Canthin katu and the northern is the Kuopio motorway.
Veljmies Statue
- Categories: statue and tourism
- Location: Kuopio, Kuopio, North Savonia, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.89188° or 62° 53′ 31″ northLongitude
27.67925° or 27° 40′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9GJ9VMRH+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 285745263OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q11900861
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Finnish—“Veljmies Statue” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Veljmies (estàtua a Kuopio)”
- Catalan: “Veljmies”
- Finnish: “Velj’mies-patsas”
- Finnish: “Velj’mies”
- Finnish: “Veljmies-patsas”
- Finnish: “Veljmies”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kuopio Aikakapseli and Keilakukko.
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