Elias Lönnrot
Elias Lönnrot is a monument in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, by a Finnish sculptor Emil Wikström, unveiled in 1902. The bronze and granite monument is situated in the Southern Helsinki Kamppi neighborhood on Lönnrotinkatu street, in front of Ressun lukio in small Lönnrot's Park.Photo: Stadinsherpa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: monument in Helsinki
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Helsinki Old Church and Old Church park.
Helsinki Old Church
Church
Photo: I. K. Inha, No restrictions.
The Old Church of Helsinki, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and completed in 1826, is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Helsinki. The oldest existing church in central Helsinki, the church was originally planned as a temporary building as the Ulrika Eleonora Church constructed in 1727 had become too small for the congregation and the new church, Helsinki Cathedral, would not be completed until 1852.
Old Church park
Park
Photo: Neofelis Nebulosa, Public domain.
The Old Church of Helsinki, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and completed in 1826, is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Helsinki. The oldest existing church in central Helsinki, the church was originally planned as a temporary building as the Ulrika Eleonora Church constructed in 1727 had become too small for the congregation and the new church, Helsinki Cathedral, would not be completed until 1852.
Swedish Theatre
Theater building
The Swedish Theatre is a Swedish-language theatre in Helsinki, Finland, and is located at the Erottaja square, at the end of Esplanadi. It was the first national stage of Finland. Swedish Theatre is situated 270 metres east of Elias Lönnrot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Helsinki and Kamppi.
Central Helsinki
Central Helsinki consists of the central parts of Helsinki east of Mannerheimintie, south of Pitkäsilta, west of Unioninkatu and north of Esplanadi; in short the commercial downtown.
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.
Punavuori
Suburb
Punavuori is a neighbourhood in the center of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The name Punavuori refers to red cliffs located between Sepänkatu and Punavuorenkatu.
Elias Lönnrot
- Categories: sculpture and historic site
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.16678° or 60° 10′ 0″ northLongitude
24.9388° or 24° 56′ 20″ eastInception
1902Open location code
9GG65W8Q+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 60133671OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q11857346
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Elias Lönnrot” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Elias Lönnrot”
- Finnish: “Elias Lönnrotin muistomerkki”
- Finnish: “Elias Lönnrotin patsas”
- Swedish: “Elias Lönnrot”
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