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Mannerheimintie 30
(Eduskuntatalo - Parliament building)

P.E. Svinhufvud

Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad
Sääksmäki 1861 - Luumäki 1944
First Head of State of independent Finland 1918 and third President of Finland from 1931 to 1937
(Wikipedia)

Wäinö Aaltonen
1961

Description

Bronze statue of Svinhufvud standing with his left hand in his pocket and his right hand clenched on top of a column.

Inscription(s)

P.E. SVINHUFVUD

Signature

Wäinö Aaltonen / 1957 - 1959

Annotation

The statues of Svinhufvud and Ståhlberg are flanking the stairs in front of the Parliament building. The statue of Svinhufvud was unveiled 15 December 1961.

Sculptor

Wäinö Aaltonen (Marttila 1894 - Helsinki 1966), Finnish sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Helsinki City Artmuseum, Public Art.

Locatie (N 60°10'20" - E 24°56'3") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: fi089; Photograph: 30 June 2013
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