Helsinki Lutheran Cemetery – Famous Strangers
Description:
A trip to the “city of irreplaceable people”. Acquaintance with Finns who influenced the history, culture, architecture not only of Finland, but also far beyond its borders.
During the tour we will meet:
- with the history of the Lutheran cemetery: how the necropolis turned into a city-park, an open-air museum and a popular place for walks of citizens
with the Russian general and the great Finnish marshal, Marshal K. Mannerheim
- children's writer, mother of Moomin trolls, Tove Jansson
World famous architect Alvar Aalto
The most extraordinary Finnish president – Urho Kekkonen
Finnish Chocolate King Karl Fazer
The Man Who Built Helsinki by Carl Engel
Finnish artists, sculptors, musicians, oligarchs of the 19th century, clergymen and military leaders
- how the famous cruiser Aurora, A. S. Pushkin, a famous coffee factory, etc. are connected with Helsinki.
With the most unexpected beliefs and legends of one of the most prestigious memorial cemeteries in Finland
Let’s find out or remember those who left a big mark on the Finnish land!