Memorial to the dead who remained in Karelia
Memorial to the dead who remained in Karelia is a memorial in Helsinki, Uusimaa. Memorial to the dead who remained in Karelia is situated nearby to the park Väinämöisenpuistikko, as well as near the residential area Domus Academica.- Type: Memorial
- Description: public monument at Hietaniemi cemetery
- Also known as: “Monument to the deceased buried in Karelia”
- Inscription: “Karjalaan jääneiden vainajien muistolle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hanken School of Economics and Temppeliaukio Church.
Hanken School of Economics
University
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Hanken School of Economics is a business school in Finland with two campuses, Helsinki and Vaasa. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest business school in Finland, and one of the oldest in the Nordic countries. Hanken School of Economics is situated 350 metres northeast of Memorial to the dead who remained in Karelia.
Temppeliaukio Church
Church
Photo: Pertsaboy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Temppeliaukio Church is a Lutheran church in the Töölö neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland. The church was designed by architects and brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen and opened in 1969. Temppeliaukio Church is situated 530 metres northeast of Memorial to the dead who remained in Karelia.
Hietaniemi Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hietaniemi cemetery is located mainly in the Lapinlahti quarter and partly in the Etu-Töölö district of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is the location for Finnish state funeral services and is owned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Hietaniemi Cemetery is situated 350 metres west of Memorial to the dead who remained in Karelia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lapinlahti and Etu-Töölö.
Lapinlahti
Quarter
Lapinlahti is a quarter in Helsinki, part of the Länsisatama neighbourhood. Lapinlahti Hospital, completed in 1841, was the first mental hospital in Finland.
Kamppi and Southwest
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
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.
Memorial to the dead who remained in Karelia
- Categories: work of art and historic site
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.16949° or 60° 10′ 10″ northLongitude
24.91877° or 24° 55′ 8″ eastInception
1957Open location code
9GG65W99+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 3452026233OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q96095587
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Memorial to the dead who remained in Karelia” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Karjalaan jääneiden vainajien muistomerkki”
- Swedish: “Monumentet över dem som begravts i det avträdda Karelen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Väinämöisenpuistikko and Domus Academica.
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