Freemason’s Grave

The Freemason's Grave is a grave monument on a grassy knoll northwest of the Kaisaniemi Botanical Gardens in Helsinki, . It commemorates Fredrik Granatenhjelm, an artillery officer from the Sveaborg Fortress, who later moved to the mainland , gaining great repute as a philanthropist.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: tomb and memorial in Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: “Fredrik Granatenhjelmin hautamuistomerkki” and “Freemason’s Tomb”
  • Inscription: “Lika Godt om verlden vet hvem här vilar alt nog Gud käner hvad han gjort och uslingen välsingar hans minne”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Linnanmäki and Kaisaniemi Park.

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is an amusement park in , . It is the largest and most famous amusement park in Finland, and one of the most-visited in Europe.

Park
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is a popular park, in the center of , in the region of . The was named after Catharina "Cajsa" Wahllund. Part of the park was given to the University of Helsinki in 1829, for gardening.

Library
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The , commonly referred to as Oodi, is a public library in , . The library is situated in the district, close to and next to and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art. is situated 420 metres southwest of Freemason’s Grave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaisaniemi and Kluuvi.

Quarter
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is a part of the centre of , , located immediately east of the Helsinki Central railway station and south of . is part of the Vironniemi district and neighbourhood of .

Suburb
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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 .

Freemason’s Grave

Latitude
60.17601° or 60° 10′ 34″ north
Longitude
24.94385° or 24° 56′ 38″ east
Inception
1785
Open location code
9GG65WGV+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 398501150
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q5501061
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Freemason’s Grave” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “共济会墓地”
  • Finnish: “Vapaamuurarin hauta”
  • Persian: “قبر فراماسون”
  • Swedish: “Frimurarens grav”

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