Memorial to the fallen of the Winter War

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The Memorial to the fallen of the Winter War is a commemorative monument in Helsinki honoring Finnish soldiers who died in the 1939–1940 conflict against the Soviet Union.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
war memorial
access public
commemorates Finnish soldiers killed in the Winter War
Winter War
victims of the Winter War
conflictCommemorated Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940
Winter War
country Finland
Republic of Finland
dedicatedTo defenders of Finland in the Winter War
fallen Finnish soldiers
genre commemorative monument
military memorial
hasLanguage Finnish
Swedish
hasNameInLanguage Talvisodan muistomerkki (Finnish)
Vinterkrigets minnesmärke (Swedish)
hasPart memorial wall
name plaques
sculptural group
hasType outdoor sculpture
public art
heritageDesignation cultural heritage site of national significance in Finland
inception 1954
locatedIn Hietaniemi Cemetery
Hietaniemi district
Southern Finland
Uusimaa
capital of Finland
cemetery
locatedOnContinent Europe
location Helsinki
maintainedBy City of Helsinki
materialUsed bronze
stone
memorialFor casualties of the Winter War
nearbyFeature Hietaniemi military cemetery area
ownedBy City of Helsinki
placeOfMemorialService Hietaniemi Cemetery
subjectHasRole symbol of national remembrance in Finland
theme national defense of Finland
war and sacrifice
unveiledOn 1954
usedFor Remembrance Day events
commemoration ceremonies

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Memorial to the fallen of the Winter War ("Talvisodan muistomerkki (Finnish)")
Memorial to the fallen of the Winter War ("Vinterkrigets minnesmärke (Swedish)")
hasNameInLanguage
Hietaniemi Cemetery
hasMemorial

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