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 , .
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Wikipedia
  • 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”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Linnanmäki and Sibelius Academy.

Photo: Jyri Moisio, CC BY 3.0.
is an amusement park in , . It is the largest and most famous amusement park in Finland, and one of the most-visited in Europe.

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

Public building
Photo: Marit Henriksson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a functionalist office building designed in the 1930s, located on in the district of , , next to shopping centre and Kamppi Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamppi and Etu-Töölö.

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

Suburb
Photo: Joneikifi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

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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.

East and West / Monument of J. K. Paasikivi

Latitude
60.17089° or 60° 10′ 15″ north
Longitude
24.93585° or 24° 56′ 9″ east
Inception
1980
Open location code
9GG65WCP+98
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302566824
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q56402318
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“East and West / Monument of J. K. Paasikivi” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Itä ja Länsi / J. K. Paasikiven muistomerkki”
  • Finnish: “Itä ja Länsi”
  • Finnish: “J. K. Paasikiven muistomerkki”
  • Finnish: “Juho Kusti Paasikiven muistomerkki”
  • Swedish: “J. K. Paasikivis minnesmärke”
  • Swedish: “Öst och väst / J. K. Paasikivis minnesmärke”
  • Swedish: “Öst och väst”

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