Fact and Fable

Fact and Fable is a work of art in , . Fact and Fable is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the memorial .
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Also known as: “Memorial to Topelius”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Swedish Theatre and Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral.

Theater building
Photo: JIP, CC BY 2.5.
The is a Swedish-language theatre in , , and is located at the Erottaja square, at the end of . It was the first national stage of Finland.

Church
Photo: Biopics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 520 metres northeast of Fact and Fable.

Art gallery
Photo: Finnish National Gallery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an art museum in , and one of the three museums forming the Finnish National Gallery. It is located in the centre of Helsinki on the south side of Rautatientori square close to Helsinki Central railway station. is situated 290 metres north of Fact and Fable.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Helsinki and City Centre.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
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
Photo: Jonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Paasikivi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 .

Fact and Fable

Latitude
60.16748° or 60° 10′ 3″ north
Longitude
24.94481° or 24° 56′ 41″ east
Inception
1932
Open location code
9GG65W8V+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 298277933
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Wiki­data ID
Q49104496
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Swedish—“Fact and Fable” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Fabulace a fakta”
  • Czech: “Fabulace a pravda”
  • Czech: “Pohádka a pravda”
  • Czech: “Saga och sanning”
  • Czech: “Taru ja totuus”
  • Czech: “Topeliuksen muistomerkki”
  • Czech: “Topeliusstatyn”
  • Czech: “Topeliův památník”
  • Finnish: “Taru ja totuus”
  • Finnish: “Taru ja Totuus”
  • Finnish: “Topeliuksen muistomerkki”
  • Swedish: “Saga och sanning”
  • Swedish: “Topelius‘ minnesmärke”
  • Swedish: “Topeliusstatyn”

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Highlights include Teatteriesplanadi and Eino Leino.

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