Fazer Rooster - Helsinki, Finland
N 60° 10.110 E 024° 56.848
35V E 386109 N 6671946
The Fazer Rooster (Finnish: Fazerin kukko) is located at Kluuvikatu 3 in downtown Helsinki in front of the Fazer store, a French-Russian confectionery. The sculpture was placed in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Fazer confectionery.
Waymark Code: WMPG6R
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 08/26/2015
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The sculpture was created by Björn Weckström in 1991. It is a "Large bronze sculpture showing a stylized Fazer symbol, a rooster; on the black pedestal with a relief portrait of Karl Fazer." --Source (
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The following inscription in Finnish and Swedish is on one side of the sculpture's base:
Oy Karl Fazer ab 1891-1991
Sata Vuotta Fazer-hyvää
Oy Karl Fazer ab 1891-1991
Etthundra år Fazer-gott
[ENGLISH TRANSLATION]
Karl Fazer Ltd., 1891-1991
One hundred years Fazer-good
The following inscription in Finnish and Swedish is on two other sides of the sculpture's base:
Karl Fazer avasi 17. Syyskuuta 1891 "Ranskalais-
Venäläisen konditorian" Kluuvikatu 3:ssa.
kunnioittaakseen yrityksen perustajan muistoa
lahjoitti oy Karl Fazer ab 100-vuotispäivänää
ämän veistoksen Helsingin kaupungille.
Karl Fazer öppnade den 17 September 1891 ett
"Fransk-Ryskt konditori" vid Glogatan 3.
för att hedra minnet av företagets grundare skänkte
oy Karl Fazer ab på sin 100-årsdag denna skulptur
till Helsingfors stad.
[ENGLISH TRANSLATION]
Karl Fazer opened 17 September 17 1891 a
"French-Russian confectioners" at Kluuvikatu 3
To honor the memory of the founder of the company
Karl Fazer Ltd. donated this sculpture on its 100th birthday
to the city of Helsinki.