The Hietaniemi cemetery ( fi, Hietaniemen hautausmaa, sv, Sandudds begravningsplats) is located mainly in the

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quarter and partly in the Etu-Töölö district of

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, the

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. It is the location for Finnish

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services and is owned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The cemetery includes a large

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section for soldiers from the capital fallen in the wars against the

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and

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: in the

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(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. 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

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located centrally in Helsinki.

Description

The cemetery is partly located at a

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, and partly directly adjacent to the Hietaniemi Beach. A road at Hietaniemi cemetery

The

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is a popular

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, especially amongst

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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

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cemetery, the Helsinki

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cemetery, the Helsinki Orthodox cemetery and the cemetery of the St. Nicholas Orthodox Parish. In the 2010s, it was confirmed that an extensive

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network was located beneath the Orthodox cemetery.Kotimaa: Helsingin hautausmaalta varmentunut jo 20 katakombia
(in Finnish)

Notable interments

* Carl Ludvig Engel (July 3, 1778, Charlottenburg – May 4, 1840, Helsinki) *

Georg August Wallin Georg August Wallin (Yrjö Aukusti Wallin, aka Abd al-Wali; 24 October 1811 – 23 October 1852)Sund – October 23, 1852) * Zachris Topelius (January 14, 1818, Kuddnäs – March 12, 1898, Sipoo) *

Fredrik Pacius Fredrik Pacius (; born Friedrich Pacius; 19 March 1809 – 8 January 1891) was a German-Finnish composer and conductor who lived most of his life in Finland. He has been called the "Father of Finnish music". Pacius was born in Hamburg. He was ap ...

(March 19, 1809,

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– January 8, 1901, Helsinki) * Lorenz Leonard Lindelöf (November 13, 1827, Karvia – March 3, 1908, Helsinki) * Paavo Cajander (December 24, 1846,

Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna (; sv, Tavastehus; krl, Hämienlinna; la, Tavastum or ''Croneburgum'') is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Tavastia and the modern province of Kanta-Häme in the south of ...

– June 14, 1913, Helsinki) *

Janis Rozentāls Janis Rozentāls (March 18, 1866 – December 26, 1916) was a famous Latvian painter. Life Rozentāls was born in Bebri Farmstead, Saldus parish, Courland Governorate in the Russian Empire. He was the son of a blacksmith. He received the ...

(March 18, 1866, Saldus parish – December 26, 1916, Helsinki) * Verna Erikson (1893–1918) * Toivo Kuula (July 7, 1883 – May 18, 1918) *

Oskar Merikanto Oskar Merikanto (; born Frans Oskar Ala-Kanto; 5 August 1868, Helsinki17 February 1924, Hausjärvi-Oitti) was a Finnish composer, music critic, pianist, and organist. As a composer, Merikanto was primarily a miniaturist, and includes songs a ...

(August 5, 1868, Helsinki – February 17, 1924) * Usko Nyström (September 8, 1861, Virrat – January 6, 1925, Kotka) *

I. K. Inha I. K. Inha (''Into Konrad'', born Konrad into Nyström, November 12, 1865 Virrat – April 3, 1930, Helsinki) was a Finnish photographer, author, translator, and journalist. Inha is considered to be one of the grand masters of Finnish photograp ...

(November 12, 1865 Virrat – April 3, 1930, Helsinki) * Artur Sirk (September 25, 1900, Pruuna – August 2, 1937, Echternach) * Lauri Kristian Relander (May 31, 1883, Kurkijoki – February 9, 1942, Helsinki), 2nd President of the Republic Finland *

Leevi Madetoja Leevi Antti Madetoja (; 17 February 1887 – 6 October 1947) was a Finnish composer, music critic, conductor, and teacher of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely recognized as one of the most significant Finnish ...

(17 February 1887,

Oulu Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after ...

– 6 October 1947,

) * Eemil Halonen (May 21, 1875,

– November 5, 1950, Helsinki) *

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (, ; 4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military leader and statesman. He served as the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War of 1918, as Regent of Finland (1918–1919), as c ...

(June 4, 1867, Askainen – January 27, 1951,

Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...

), 6th President of the Republic Finland * Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (January 28, 1865, Suomussalmi – September 22, 1952, Helsinki), 1st President of the Republic Finland * Risto Ryti (February 3, 1889, Huittinen – October 25, 1956, Helsinki), 5th President of the Republic Finland * Juho Kusti Paasikivi (November 27, 1870, Koski Hl – December 14, 1956, Helsinki), 7th President of the Republic Finland * Viktor Jansson (1886, Helsinki – 1958, Helsinki) * Aarre Merikanto (June 29, 1893, Helsinki – September 28, 1958, Helsinki) * Michael Schilkin (May 1, 1900, Trubino – May 3, 1962) *

Anna Vyrubova Anna Alexandrovna Vyrubova (''née'' Taneyeva; russian: А́нна Алекса́ндровна Вы́рубова (Тане́ева)); 16 July 1884 – 20 July 1964) was a Russian Empire lady-in-waiting, the best friend and confidante of Tsarina ...

(July 16, 1884, Oranienbaum – July 20, 1964, Helsinki) * Väinö Tanner (March 12, 1881,

- April 19, 1966,

), 10th Prime minister of the Republic of Finland *

Kalervo Kallio Niilo Kalervo Kallio (28 March 1909 – 2 November 1969) was a Finnish sculptor. He was the son of the fourth President of Finland Kyösti Kallio.

(March 28, 1909,

Nivala Nivala is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. ...

– November 2, 1969, Helsinki) * Aladár Paasonen (December 11, 1898,

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– July 6, 1974, Flourtown) * Alvar Aalto (February 3, 1898, Kuortane – May 11, 1976, Helsinki) *

Erik von Frenckell Erik von Frenckell (18 November 1887 – 13 September 1977) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish nobleman, member of the Parliament of Finland, member of the International Olympic Committee and a vice president of the International Football Associati ...

(November 18, 1887, Helsinki – September 13, 1977,

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) * Karl Lennart Oesch (August 8, 1892, Pyhäjärvi – March 28, 1978, Helsinki) * Mika Waltari (September 19, 1908, Helsinki – August 26, 1979, Helsinki) * Urho Kekkonen (September 3, 1900, Pielavesi – August 31, 1986, Helsinki), 8th President of the Republic Finland * Henry Theel (November 14, 1917, Helsinki – December 19, 1989) *

Gustaf Magnusson Gustaf Erik Magnusson (8 December 1902, in Ylitornio – 27 December 1993, in Helsinki) was a Finnish major general and Mannerheim Cross Knight. He was the commander of the No. 24 Squadron and Flying Regiment 3 during World War II. He also flew ...

(December 8, 1902, Ylitornio – December 27, 1993, Helsinki) * Elissa Aalto (November 22, 1922, Kemi – April 12, 1994, Helsinki) *

Petri Walli Petri Ilari Walli (February 25, 1969 – June 28, 1995) was the founder, vocalist, guitar-player, songwriter and producer of the Finnish psychedelic rock-band Kingston Wall. Petri was born in Finland, his brother is Aki Walli. He also have ha ...

(February 25, 1969,

– June 28, 1995, Helsinki) * Heimo Haitto (May 22, 1925, Ruokolahti – June 9, 1999, Marbella) * Jack Witikka (December 20, 1916, Helsinki – January 28, 2002, Helsinki) *

Adolf Ehrnrooth Adolf Erik Ehrnrooth (9 February 1905 – 26 February 2004) was a Finnish general who served during the Winter and Continuation wars. He also competed in two equestrian events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Early life Born in Helsinki, Ehrnroo ...

(February 9, 1905, Helsinki – February 26, 2004,

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

) * Erik Bergman (November 24, 1911, Nykarleby – April 24, 2006, Helsinki) *

Timo Sarpaneva Timo Tapani Sarpaneva (31 October 1926 – 6 October 2006) was an influential Finnish designer, sculptor, and educator best known in the art world for innovative work in glass, which often merged attributes of display art objects with utilitaria ...

(October 31, 1926, Helsinki – October 6, 2006, Helsinki) * Tony Halme January 6, 1963, Helsinki – January 8, 2010, Helsinki) * Ukri Merikanto (March 30, 1950 – July 25, 2010) * Anita Välkki (October 25, 1926,

Sääksmäki Sääksmäki is a village and a former municipality, currently part of Valkeakoski in the Pirkanmaa region of Western Finland. A past president of Finland, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, the Finnish film producer and director Veikko Aaltonen, eminent Fin ...

– April 27, 2011, Helsinki) * Paavo Berglund (April 14, 1929,

– January 25, 2012, Helsinki) *

Mauno Koivisto Mauno Henrik Koivisto (; 25 November 1923 – 12 May 2017) was a Finnish politician who served as the ninth president of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He also served as the country's prime minister twice, from 1968 to 1970 and again from 1979 to ...

(November 25, 1923,

– May 12, 2017,

), 9th President of the Republic Finland

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Description

Notable interments

See also

References

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