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Muistomerkki inkeriläisille ja karjalaisille / Memorial for Ingrian and Karelian veterans
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Designed by architect Yrjö Sormunen, this monument to Ingrian and Karelian war veterans is located in Töölö. During the Continuation War, a unit of Ingrian and East Karelian volunteers was formed which fought alongside the Finnish army.
The memorial is made of red granite from Karelia, and it is 1.9 metres tall. The stone block bears the text: "In memory of the 2,500 East Karelians and Ingrians w ...
Visiting address
Topeliuksenkatu 6
00250 Helsinki
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Updated: 12/4/2024