Mother Earth
Mother Earth is a memorial in Helsinki, Uusimaa. Mother Earth is situated nearby to Kartta / Mauno Koivisto memorial, as well as near the chapel Hietaniemen uusi kappeli.- Type: Memorial
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Also known as: “Äiti ja lapset”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hietaniemi Cemetery and Hietaniemi beach.
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 240 metres southeast of Mother Earth.
Hietaniemi beach
Beach
Photo: Jonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hietaniemi beach is a popular sand beach in central Helsinki, Finland. It is located in the Töölö district, next to the Hietaniemi Cemetery and is the most popular beach in central Helsinki.
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 1 km east of Mother Earth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lapinlahti and Salmisaari.
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.
Salmisaari
Quarter
Salmisaari is a small area belonging to the Ruoholahti quarter of the Länsisatama neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland. The Salmisaari island was previously located west of the Helsinginniemi peninsula.
Mother Earth
- Category: historic site
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.17101° or 60° 10′ 16″ northLongitude
24.90868° or 24° 54′ 31″ eastInception
1939Open location code
9GG65WC5+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 5315466332OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Mother Earth” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Maaemo”
- Swedish: “Moder jord”
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Notable Places Nearby
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