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Maaemo / Mother Earth

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"Mother Earth" is a group of three figures depicting a mother holding a baby in her arms and facing her other child, a young boy, kneeling beside her. One of the mother's arms is resting across the legs of the baby while the other is raised to her bosom.

The bronze piece was completed in 1939. Johannes Haapasalo is especially well known for his numerous memorials to fallen soldiers, which he be ...

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Hietaniemen hautausmaa
00100 Helsinki

Text edited by: City of Helsinki, Culture and Leisure Division
Updated: 17/3/2024