East and West / Monument of J. K. Paasikivi

The J. K. Paasikivi Memorial, also called Itä ja Länsi is a memorial sculpture for the Finnish president Juho Kusti Paasikivi by the sculptor Harry Kivijärvi, located in Kamppi, Helsinki.

Type: Memorial
Description: sculpture in Helsinki to the memory of president J. K. Paasikivi, created 1980 by Harry Kivijärvi
Also known as: “J. K. Paasikivi Memorial”, “J.K. Paasikivi monument / East and West”, “Juho Kusti Paasikivi Memorial”, and “Monument to the memory of president J.K. Paasikivi”
Inscription: “Kaiken viisauden alku on tosiasiain tunnustaminen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Linnanmäki and Sibelius Academy.

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.

The Sibelius Academy is part of the University of the Arts Helsinki and a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. Sibelius Academy is situated 220 metres northwest of East and West / Monument of J. K. Paasikivi.

Lasipalatsi

Public building

Photo: Marit Henriksson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lasipalatsi is a functionalist office building designed in the 1930s, located on Mannerheimintie in the Kamppi district of Helsinki, Finland, next to Forum shopping centre and Kamppi Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City Centre and Kamppi.

City Centre

Suburb

Photo: Jonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.

City Centre is a suburb.

Kamppi

Suburb

Photo: Simiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kamppi and Southwestern Helsinki is here defined as the part of the city raying out to the south-west of the city core, stretching along highway 51 to the border of next-door Espoo.