Finnish Soldiers' Grave

The memorial in Vanha Kirkkopuisto (Old Church Park) was designed by sculptor Elias Ilkka and architect Erik Bryggman. The statue won the 1919 competition which called upon entries to design a statue to memorate the victims of the War of Independence. A year later, on 31st October 1920, the black-granite memorial was unveiled.

The bas-reliefs decorating the stone memorial are reminiscent of Greek ...