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Monument · Finland · Uusimaa
Sibelius Monument
A sculpture of hundreds of steel pipes in a park, honouring the composer Jean Sibelius.
Free to enter about 30 min
For storytellers
Why Sibelius Monument matters
In a small park by the water stands a wave of hundreds of welded steel pipes that looks like organ pipes frozen mid-flow, or a forest of silver birches. It was made in the 1960s by the sculptor Eila Hiltunen to honour Jean Sibelius, Finland's national composer. Beside it there is a simpler bronze head of Sibelius himself. The setting is peaceful, and it is a fine spot for a short walk by the shore.
Talking points
- Hundreds of steel pipes form a single abstract sculpture.
- It was made in the 1960s by Eila Hiltunen.
- A bronze head of Sibelius stands beside it.
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