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[[File:Hietaniemen hautausmaa ilmasta.jpg|500px|thumb|An aerial photograph of the area in the cemetery where soldiers killed in the [[Second World War]] are buried]]
[[File:Hietaniemen hautausmaa ilmasta.jpg|500px|thumb|An aerial photograph of the section in the cemetery where soldiers killed in the [[Second World War]] are buried]]
The '''Hietaniemi cemetery''' ({{lang-fi|Hietaniemen hautausmaa}}, {{lang-sv|Sandudds begravningsplats}}) is located mainly in the [[Lapinlahti, Helsinki|Lapinlahti]] quarter and partly in the [[Etu-Töölö]] district of [[Helsinki]], the [[Capital (political)|capital]] of [[Finland]]. It is the location for Finnish [[state funeral]] services and is owned by the
The '''Hietaniemi cemetery''' ({{lang-fi|Hietaniemen hautausmaa}}, {{lang-sv|Sandudds begravningsplats}}) is located mainly in the [[Lapinlahti, Helsinki|Lapinlahti]] quarter and partly in the [[Etu-Töölö]] district of [[Helsinki]], the [[Capital (political)|capital]] of [[Finland]]. It is the location for Finnish [[state funeral]] services and is owned by the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland]].
[[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland]].


The cemetery includes a large [[military cemetery]] section for soldiers from the capital fallen in the wars against the [[Soviet Union]] and [[Nazi Germany]]: in the [[Winter War]] (1939&ndash;1940), the [[Continuation War]] (1941&ndash;1944) and the [[Lapland War]] (1944&ndash;1945). In the centre of the military cemetery are the tombs of the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier|unknown soldier]] and Marshal [[C. G. E. Mannerheim]].<ref>[http://neba.finlit.fi/booksfromfinland/bff/402/meinander.htm Heikki Meinander: City of the Dead]</ref> Other notable sections of the cemetery are the cemetery of the [[Guard of Finland|Finnish Guard]], the Artist's Hill and the Statesmen's Grove. There are two Lutheran funerary chapels and a crematorium at the area.
Established in 1829, the cemetery includes a large [[military cemetery]] section for soldiers from the capital fallen in the wars against the [[Soviet Union]] and [[Nazi Germany]]: in the [[Winter War]] (1939&ndash;1940), the [[Continuation War]] (1941&ndash;1944) and the [[Lapland War]] (1944&ndash;1945). In the centre of the military cemetery are the tombs of the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier|unknown soldier]] and Marshal [[C. G. E. Mannerheim]], [[Chief of Defence (Finland)|commander-in-chief]] of the [[Finnish Defence Forces]] during [[Finland in World War II|World War II]], and the sixth [[president of Finland]] (1944–1946).<ref>[http://neba.finlit.fi/booksfromfinland/bff/402/meinander.htm Heikki Meinander: City of the Dead]</ref> Other notable sections of the cemetery are the cemetery of the [[Guard of Finland|Finnish Guard]], the Artist's Hill and the Statesmen's Grove. There are two Lutheran funerary chapels and a crematorium at the area.


''Hietaniemi'' means "sand cape" and is a [[headland]] located centrally in Helsinki.
''Hietaniemi'' means "sand cape" and is a [[headland]] located centrally in Helsinki.
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==Notable interments==
==Notable interments==
[[File:Topelius Grave 001.JPG|thumb|Grave of [[Zachris Topelius]]]]
[[File:Topelius Grave 001.JPG|thumb|Grave of [[Zacharias Topelius]]]]
{{Category see also |Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery}}
{{Category see also |Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery}}
* [[Carl Ludvig Engel]] (July 3, 1778, [[Charlottenburg]] – May 4, 1840, Helsinki)
* [[Carl Ludvig Engel]] (July 3, 1778, [[Charlottenburg]] – May 4, 1840, Helsinki)
* [[Georg August Wallin]] (October 24, 1811, [[Sund, Åland|Sund]] – October 23, 1852)
* [[Georg August Wallin]] (October 24, 1811, [[Sund, Åland|Sund]] – October 23, 1852)
* [[Zachris Topelius]] (January 14, 1818, [[Kuddnäs]] – March 12, 1898, [[Sipoo]])
* [[Zachris Topelius|Zacharias Topelius]] (January 14, 1818, [[Kuddnäs]] – March 12, 1898, [[Sipoo]])
* [[Fredrik Pacius]] (March 19, 1809, [[Hamburg]] – January 8, 1901, Helsinki)
* [[Fredrik Pacius]] (March 19, 1809, [[Hamburg]] – January 8, 1901, Helsinki)
* [[Lorenz Leonard Lindelöf]] (November 13, 1827, [[Karvia]] – March 3, 1908, Helsinki)
* [[Lorenz Leonard Lindelöf]] (November 13, 1827, [[Karvia]] – March 3, 1908, Helsinki)
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* [[I. K. Inha]] (November 12, 1865 Virrat – April 3, 1930, Helsinki)
* [[I. K. Inha]] (November 12, 1865 Virrat – April 3, 1930, Helsinki)
* [[Artur Sirk]] (September 25, 1900, [[Pruuna]] – August 2, 1937, [[Echternach]])
* [[Artur Sirk]] (September 25, 1900, [[Pruuna]] – August 2, 1937, [[Echternach]])
* [[Lauri Kristian Relander]] (May 31, 1883, [[Lakhdenpokhsky District|Kurkijoki]] – February 9, 1942, Helsinki), [[President of Finland|2nd President of the Republic Finland]]
* [[Lauri Kristian Relander]] (May 31, 1883, [[Lakhdenpokhsky District|Kurkijoki]] – February 9, 1942, Helsinki), [[President of Finland|2nd President of the Republic of Finland]]
* [[Leevi Madetoja]] (17 February 1887, [[Oulu]] – 6 October 1947, [[Helsinki]])
* [[Leevi Madetoja]] (17 February 1887, [[Oulu]] – 6 October 1947, [[Helsinki]])
* [[Eemil Halonen]] (May 21, 1875, [[Lapinlahti]] – November 5, 1950, Helsinki)
* [[Eemil Halonen]] (May 21, 1875, [[Lapinlahti]] – November 5, 1950, Helsinki)
* [[Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim]] (June 4, 1867, [[Askainen]] – January 27, 1951, [[Lausanne]]), [[President of Finland|6th President of the Republic Finland]]
* [[Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim]] (June 4, 1867, [[Askainen]] – January 27, 1951, [[Lausanne]]), [[President of Finland|6th President of the Republic of Finland]]
* [[Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg]] (January 28, 1865, [[Suomussalmi]] – September 22, 1952, Helsinki), [[President of Finland|1st President of the Republic Finland]]
* [[Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg]] (January 28, 1865, [[Suomussalmi]] – September 22, 1952, Helsinki), [[President of Finland|1st President of the Republic of Finland]]
* [[Risto Ryti]] (February 3, 1889, Huittinen – October 25, 1956, Helsinki), [[President of Finland|5th President of the Republic Finland]]
* [[Risto Ryti]] (February 3, 1889, Huittinen – October 25, 1956, Helsinki), [[President of Finland|5th President of the Republic of Finland]]
* [[Juho Kusti Paasikivi]] (November 27, 1870, [[Koski Hl]] – December 14, 1956, Helsinki), [[President of Finland|7th President of the Republic Finland]]
* [[Juho Kusti Paasikivi]] (November 27, 1870, [[Koski Hl]] – December 14, 1956, Helsinki), [[President of Finland|7th President of the Republic of Finland]]
* [[Viktor Jansson]] (1886, Helsinki – 1958, Helsinki)
* [[Viktor Jansson]] (1886, Helsinki – 1958, Helsinki)
* [[Aarre Merikanto]] (June 29, 1893, Helsinki – September 28, 1958, Helsinki)
* [[Aarre Merikanto]] (June 29, 1893, Helsinki – September 28, 1958, Helsinki)
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* [[Karl Lennart Oesch]] (August 8, 1892, [[Pyhäjärvi]] – March 28, 1978, Helsinki)
* [[Karl Lennart Oesch]] (August 8, 1892, [[Pyhäjärvi]] – March 28, 1978, Helsinki)
* [[Mika Waltari]] (September 19, 1908, Helsinki – August 26, 1979, Helsinki)
* [[Mika Waltari]] (September 19, 1908, Helsinki – August 26, 1979, Helsinki)
* [[Urho Kekkonen]] (September 3, 1900, [[Pielavesi]] – August 31, 1986, Helsinki), [[President of Finland|8th President of the Republic Finland]]
* [[Urho Kekkonen]] (September 3, 1900, [[Pielavesi]] – August 31, 1986, Helsinki), [[President of Finland|8th President of the Republic of Finland]]
* [[Henry Theel]] (November 14, 1917, Helsinki – December 19, 1989)
* [[Henry Theel]] (November 14, 1917, Helsinki – December 19, 1989)
* [[Gustaf Magnusson]] (December 8, 1902, [[Ylitornio]] – December 27, 1993, Helsinki)
* [[Gustaf Magnusson]] (December 8, 1902, [[Ylitornio]] – December 27, 1993, Helsinki)
* [[Elissa Aalto]] (November 22, 1922, [[Kemi]] – April 12, 1994, Helsinki)
* [[Elissa Aalto]] (November 22, 1922, [[Kemi]] – April 12, 1994, Helsinki)
* [[Petri Walli]] (February 25, 1969, [[Finland]] – June 28, 1995, Helsinki)
* [[Petri Walli]] (February 25, 1969, [[Helsinki]] – June 28, 1995, Helsinki)
* [[Heimo Haitto]] (May 22, 1925, [[Ruokolahti]] – June 9, 1999, [[Marbella]])
* [[Heimo Haitto]] (May 22, 1925, [[Ruokolahti]] – June 9, 1999, [[Marbella]])
* [[Jack Witikka]] (December 20, 1916, Helsinki – January 28, 2002, Helsinki)
* [[Jack Witikka]] (December 20, 1916, Helsinki – January 28, 2002, Helsinki)
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* [[Ukri Merikanto]] (March 30, 1950 – July 25, 2010)
* [[Ukri Merikanto]] (March 30, 1950 – July 25, 2010)
* [[Anita Välkki]] (October 25, 1926, [[Sääksmäki]] – April 27, 2011, Helsinki)
* [[Anita Välkki]] (October 25, 1926, [[Sääksmäki]] – April 27, 2011, Helsinki)
* [[Harri Holkeri]] (January 6, 1937, [[Oripää]] – August 7, 2011, Helsinki)
* [[Paavo Berglund]] (April 14, 1929, [[Helsinki]] – January 25, 2012, Helsinki)
* [[Paavo Berglund]] (April 14, 1929, [[Helsinki]] – January 25, 2012, Helsinki)
* [[Mauno Koivisto]] (November 25, 1923, [[Turku]] – May 12, 2017, [[Helsinki]]), [[President of Finland|9th President of the Republic Finland]]
* [[Mauno Koivisto]] (November 25, 1923, [[Turku]] – May 12, 2017, [[Helsinki]]), [[President of Finland|9th President of the Republic of Finland]]
* [[Martti Ahtisaari]] (June 23, 1937, Viipuri - October 16, 2023, [[Helsinki]]), [[President of Finland|10th President of the Republic of Finland]]
* [[Aira Samulin]] (February 27, 1927, Ignoila, [[Salmi (rural locality)|Salmi]] - October 23, 2023, [[Helsinki]])


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 18:34, 7 September 2024

Hietaniemi cemetery
Hietaniemi cemetery
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Details
Established1829
Location
Lapinlahti, Länsisatama, Helsinki
CountryFinland
Coordinates60°10′10″N 024°55′04″E / 60.16944°N 24.91778°E / 60.16944; 24.91778
TypePublic
Owned byFederation of Evangelical Lutheran Parishes in Helsinki
Websitehelsinginseurakunnat.fi
Find a GraveHietaniemi cemetery
An aerial photograph of the section in the cemetery where soldiers killed in the Second World War are buried

The Hietaniemi cemetery (Template:Lang-fi, Template:Lang-sv) is located mainly in the Lapinlahti quarter and partly in the Etu-Töölö district of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is the location for Finnish state funeral services and is owned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.

Established in 1829, the cemetery includes a large military cemetery section for soldiers from the capital fallen in the wars against the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany: in the Winter War (1939–1940), the Continuation War (1941–1944) and the Lapland War (1944–1945). In the centre of the military cemetery are the tombs of the unknown soldier and Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim, commander-in-chief of the Finnish Defence Forces during World War II, and the sixth president of Finland (1944–1946).[1] Other notable sections of the cemetery are the cemetery of the Finnish Guard, the Artist's Hill and the Statesmen's Grove. There are two Lutheran funerary chapels and a crematorium at the area.

Hietaniemi means "sand cape" and is a headland located centrally in Helsinki.

Description

The cemetery is partly located at a promontory, and partly directly adjacent to the Hietaniemi Beach.

The cemetery is a popular tourist attraction, especially amongst Finns visiting the graves of relatives fallen in wars or the graves of the many famous Finns buried there since the 1820s.

Four other cemeteries are also located at the greater cemetery district of Hietaniemi: the Helsinki Jewish cemetery, the Helsinki Islamic cemetery, the Helsinki Orthodox cemetery and the cemetery of the St. Nicholas Orthodox Parish.

In the 2010s, it was confirmed that an extensive catacomb network was located beneath the Orthodox cemetery.[2][3][4]

Notable interments

Grave of Zacharias Topelius
See also: Category:Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery

See also

References

  1. ^ Heikki Meinander: City of the Dead
  2. ^ IS: Helsingin katakombiverkosto hämmästyttää: Maanalaisia portaikkoja ja perheiden hautahuoneita (in Finnish)
  3. ^ YLE: Hautausmaa kätki salaisuuden – muinaisten hautaholvien verkosto paljastui sattumalta (in Finnish)
  4. ^ Kotimaa: Helsingin hautausmaalta varmentunut jo 20 katakombia (in Finnish)
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  • Hietaniemi cemetery (in Finnish)
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  • * "Famous Estonians and the Friends of Estonia at Hietaniemi" (in Estonian). May 25, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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