Watchdog Pekka

In 1934, the Salus Hospital purchased a bronze dog from Emil Cedercreutz to be placed in front of the hospital building. The piece was modelled after the artist's own watchdog named Pekka, and the hospital staff took to calling the sculpture "Watchdog Pekka".

Subsequently the dog has also been called Turre. The Finnish Guide Dog Association, founded after World War II for blind veterans, donated ...