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Man rises from rubbish bin / Monument to Arvo Kustaa Parkkila, 2001
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With a few friends in the 1960s, Arvo Kustaa Parkkila (1905-1978) founded Suoja-Pirtti ry, a support group for homeless alcoholics, in the district of Kamppi in Helsinki. Parkkila himself had stopped drinking and had begun to secure food, care and emergency shelter for homeless men. Parkkila and Suoja-Pirtti ry also contributed to the birth of the 'Bat Cave', a legendary shelter for alcoholics in ...
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Lapinlahden puistikko, Eerikinkatu, Kamppi
00180 Helsinki
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Updated: 14/4/2024