Statues - Hither & Thither

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Lahti
Päijät-Häme

Kaupungintalonpuisto
(City Hall Park)

Lahden vapaudenpatsas

Statue of Liberty of Lahti

Memorial for the White Soldiers of the 1918 Civil War

Viktor Jansson
Taito (Helsinki)
1921

Description

Bronze statue of a nude young warrior, raising his left arm and holding a helmet in his right arm.

Inscription(s)

KOTASI JA ISÄNMAATASI
PUOLUSTAMAAN

Defending
Home and Fatherland

Signature

v. jansson 1920
taidevalimo o/y taito a/b helsinki 1921

Annotation

The model was theology student Elias Simojoki (1899-1940), later IKL-activist and Member of Parliament (Wikipedia).

War memorial - list of names

We have photos of the list(s) of fallen on this memorial. Contact us if you want to see these lists. (contact form)

Sculptor

Viktor Jansson (Helsinki 1886 - Helsinki 1958), Finnish sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Waymarking.com, Vapaudenpatsas - Lahti, Finland.
Wikipedia, Luettelo Lahden muistomerkeistä, -laatoista ja veistoksista.

Location (N 60°58'48" - E 25°39'24")

Item Code: fi036; Photograph: 29 June 2013
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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