Monuments

The cathedral’s churchyard (Kosolankatu 3) includes a number of memorials, such as a monument to the fallen of the Finnish Civil War, a memorial to those buried in Karelia, a monument to Finnish Jägers and an angel sculpture erected to commemorate the fallen of the Winter and Continuation Wars. The churchyard has nearly 300 war […]

A memorial designed by architect Markku Koskinen, named ‘Ero’, or ‘Parting’, stands in front of Cultural Centre Vanha Paukku (Vanhan Paukun tie 1).https://vanhapaukku.fi/historia/ A monument designed by local sculptor Timo Suvanto can be found on the ‘new’ side of the Simpsiön hautausmaa cemetery (Kappelintie 19). The monument is called ‘Yhteinen Tuska’, or ‘Shared Anguish’.

Following a successful initiative by the influential veteran of the Winter and Continuation Wars Hermanni Haapoja, the monument Vapauden Pylväät, or Freedom Columns, was erected in Laurila Park in autumn 1994. The monument was created by sculptor Timo Suvanto and dedicated to the memory of those who fought in the Winter and Continuation Wars.

The memorial to the Battle of Lapua, commonly referred to as the Stone Cross, was built in 1864. The Battle of Lapua was a Swedish victory against Russia in the Finnish War (1808–1809), fought in Lapua on the 14th of July 1808. To this day, Lapua Day is celebrated on the 14th of July. Translated,