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Kolmen sepän patsas/ The Three Smiths

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The statue was commissioned by the Pro Helsingfors foundation, which donated it to the City of Helsinki. Felix Nylund (1878-1940) entered a sculpture with a smith theme in 1913 in the competition for the J.W. Snellman memorial. In 1919, Nylund made a drawing where the three smiths are placed on top of a 10-metre column. Although these early plans were never realized, Nylund reapplied the theme in ...

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Kolmensepänaukio, Kluuvi
00100 Helsinki

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Text edited by: City of Helsinki
Updated: 7/5/2026