Muistomerkki inkeriläisille ja karjalaisille / Memorial for Ingrian and Karelian veterans - Taka-Töölö - Helsinki, Finland
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Designed by architect Yrjö Sormunen, this monument to Ingrian and Karelian war veterans is located in Töölö. During the Continuation War, a unit of Ingrian and East Karelian volunteers was formed which fought alongside the Finnish army.
Waymark Code: WMYP0R
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 07/05/2018
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"Designed by architect Yrjö Sormunen, this monument to Ingrian and Karelian war veterans is located in Töölö. During the Continuation War, a unit of Ingrian and East Karelian volunteers was formed which fought alongside the Finnish army.

The memorial is made of red granite from Karelia, and it is 1.9 metres tall. The stone block bears the text: "In memory of the 2,500 East Karelians and Ingrians who fought in the Finnish Army during the Continuation War 1941-1944". Memorial plaques on the same theme can be found also at the Riihimäki and Raahe railway stations. These memorial projects were the work of Inkeriläiset ja karjalaiset heimoveteraanit ry, the War Veterans' Union of Finland and a memorial committee. The funding for the work was supported substantially by Sotavahinkosäätiö. The memorial in Töölö was unveiled on 29 May 2007.

The work does not belong to the collections of the Helsinki Art Museum."

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Suomi -
"Arkkitehti Yrjö Sormunen on suunnitellut heimoveteraanien muistomerkin Töölöön. Heimoveteraaniyksiköt muodostettiin jatkosodan aikana vapaaehtoisista Suomen puolustusvoimiin siirtyneistä inkeriläisistä ja itäkarjalaisista.

Muistomerkki on tehty Karjalan punaisesta graniitista ja korkeudeltaan se on 1,9 metriä. Kiveen on kirjoitettu teksti: 1941-1944 jatkosodassa Suomen armeijassa taistelleiden 2500 itäkarjalaisen ja inkeriläisen muistolle.

Samanaiheiset muistolaatat on tehty myös Riihimäen ja Raahen rautatieasemille. Muistomerkkihankkeita ovat ajaneet Inkeriläiset ja karjalaiset heimoveteraanit ry, Suomen Sotaveteraaniliitto ry ja muistomerkkityöryhmä. Hankintakustannuksiin on keskeisesti osallistunut Sotavahinkosäätiö. Töölön muistomerkki paljastettiin 29.5.2007. Se ei kuulu Helsingin taidemuseon kokoelmaan."

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Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial

In Honor Of: Ingrian and Karelian war veterans

Marker Text:
1941-1944 jatkosodassa Suomen armeijassa taistelleiden 2500 itäkarjalaisen ja inkeriläisen muistolle


Date of dedication: 5/29/2007

Who Put it Here?: War Veterans' Union of Finland

Description of Memorial:
The memorial is made of red granite from Karelia, and it is 1.9 metres tall.


Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed

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