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Memorial to Arvo Turtiainen
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The work is made of anodized aluminium and its pedestal of acid- resistant steel. It was realized by the Kallio-seura, a neighbourhood association. Although the poet Arvo Turtiainen (1904-1980) wrote on nature and love, he is known best as the voice of working-class sentiments. Pacifism and social questions played a very important role in his poems, and because they often concerned Helsinki, he re ...
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Matti Heleniuksen puisto, Agricolankatu /Porthaninkatu, Kallio
00530 Helsinki
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Updated: 23/4/2024