Monument to Alexis Kiwi
Vilhelmsgatan, Helsinki, Finland
Description:
The monument to Alexis Kivi, located on the station square of the city of Helsinki - the capital of Finland, was designed by sculptor Väinö Aaltonen and installed on this site in 1939. The monument is dedicated to the famous Finnish writer Alessis Kivi, the founder of realistic Finnish literature.
On the granite pedestal there is a bronze monument of Alessis Kiwi, representing the author sitting in a brooding pose. On the pedestal there are lines from his poem “Tosca”. Around it are broken lawns of shrubs and flowers. Near the monument you can always see fresh flowers - a tribute to the famous compatriot.