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More than 100 public works of art and monuments in the City of Lahti can be found on the site. By clicking on a work, you can read more about it and see where it is located. 

A statue depicting a kneeling man holding a helmet against his chest and lowering a sword to the ground.
After the Battle
Willehard Martin & Urho Heinänen
A bronze fountain sculpture depicting a nude female figure sitting on a stone with two human figures reaching under the stone towards her.
Aino Fountain
Emil Wikström
Three concrete sheep sculptures placed in the park.
Animal sculptures in Radiomäki Hill
Johannes Ivakko
A concrete sculpture placed in the park, which depicts a human figure sitting on top of two stones in an arched, bridge-like position.
Arc
Olavi Lanu
A sculpture depicting a nude woman slowly sitting up.
Awakening
Sakari Tohka
A concrete sculpture placed in a park depicting a crowd of standing nude figures gathered together.
Big Stone
Olavi Lanu
Detail of a colorful mural.
Block party
Laura Lehtinen & Maikki Rantala
A field landscape with a bridge ramp visible in the background. The railing of the bridge glows blue.
Blue Brakes & Light Spin
Kari Lindström
A building by the roadside with a blue-toned mural.
Blue Moment
Roberto Ciredz
Bronze male bust sculpture on a granite plinth.
Bust of J. R. Danielson-Kalmari
Aimo Tukiainen
A bronze sculpture depicting a bust of a man wearing eyeglasses.
Bust of President J. K. Paasikivi
Pentti Papinaho
Relief attached to the red brick building's wall, depicting two children with their bags in front of a train, along with accompanying text.
Commemorative relief to war children
War children and Reijo Huttu
Geometric steel relief.
Connections I and II (“Lahti Calling Card”)
Matti Koskela
A plastic sculpture placed in a traffic circle. The sculpture is made of plastic water pipes painted bright red, which form the shape of a crucible used to melt metal.
Crucible
Risto Pentikäinen
A mural on the long wall of the building, which consists of repeating geometric patterns depicting molecular structures: cubes, spheres and straight lines.
Diamond
Anu Suhonen
A sculpture with a human figure with arms spread out to the side, abstract shapes in the background.
Eetu Salin
Veikko Leppänen
A bronze relief of a man's side profile placed on the wall of a building.
Eliel Saarinen
Pentti Papinaho
A ring-shaped path with bushes planted on it.
Endless Berry path
Anna-Lea Kopperi
A bronze statue depicting a man in a military uniform riding a horse.
Equestrian statue of Mannerheim
Veikko Leppänen
Statue of three bronze human figures on top of a square granite pedestal, captured slightly from the side, behind a red-toned rose bush.
Evacuee
Reijo Huttu and Pekka Asikainen
A ceramic relief attached to the wall of the building, depicting a man working in the field while the rest of the family watches flying birds in the sky through the window.
Façade relief
Michael Schilkin
A metallic, abstract fan-like sculpture attached to the facade of the building.
Façade sculptures I and II
Raimo Utriainen
A slab placed on top of a stepped stone plinth, on which the words "FAITH, HOME, MOTHERLAND" are written on bronze plates attached to it. A composition depicting falling bombs and stones is grouped on the left side.
Faith, Home, Fatherland / Aerial bombings 1939–1944
Unto Ojonen
A concrete sculpture placed in the park depicting the trunk of a tree tapering upwards.
Find
Olavi Lanu
A mural painted on the wall of the building depicting a world map made of fingerprints. The different continents are painted with different colors and Europe is missing from the map.
Fingerprint Atlas 2
EGS
Sculpture consisting of five flowers.
Floral Greeting
Liisa Ruusuvaara
Staircase with yellow walls. Blue wavy patterns and white designs resembling marine plants painted on the walls.
Flowing Movement – Towards New Ideas
Terhi Ekebom ja Kirsi-Maria Raunio
Park in front of apartment buildings.
Forest of Encounters
Kaisa Salmi
Steel sculpture bent into a wave-like shape.
Forward
Aimo Taleva
A metal sculpture with four oar-like parts rising from the ground. There are holes cut into their blades that form the silhouettes of birds. The actual iron bird figures cut from the pallets are attached to the wingtips of the silhouette birds.
Free as a Bird, Open as the Sky
Mika Heinonen
A concrete sculpture placed in the park depicting two hugging human figures.
Gentle Stone
Olavi Lanu
Sculptures depicting golden geese attached to the wall and street pole.
Golden Goose – Nesting Area
Ihana Havo & Miss Kompro
A bronze statue placed in front of a building, depicting a barefoot child dressed in a long dress holding out their hands from which grains fall.
Grains of Knowledge
Reijo Huttu
A concrete sculpture placed in the park depicting two hugging human figures.
Grey January
Olavi Lanu
A bronze, abstract sculpture with a natural stone base.
Growth
Pentti Papinaho
A steel, abstract sculpture resembling a satellite dish placed in the forest.
Gyros IX
Osmo Valtonen
A bronze relief depicting a family gathering a grain harvest.
Harvest
Veikko Leppänen
A stump with a human face by the edge of the pond.
Health forest sculpture park
Minna Alanko, Veera Inkeri, Eeva Kaisa Jauhiainen, Terhi Kaakinen, Kirsi Karppinen, Miss Kompro, Sami Leutola, Elisa Lientola, Nelli Penna, Pekka Syrjälä, Lasse Ursin
A road rises in the middle of the park, along which there are two statues.
Hennala Memorial Park
Aluminum ice hockey player statue wearing an orange-painted jersey.
Hockey Player
Bruno Kadak
Two armoured cavalrymen riding. The horses are rearing wildly, neighing and kicking the air with their front legs, while the riders hold the reins tightly.
Homecoming of the Hakkapeliittas
Pentti Papinaho
Blue wall adorned with a flock-like arrangement of golden butterflies. In the background, a wall with climbing reddish-leaved plant.
In a Sunny Moment
Jukka Tuominen
A bronze statue depicting a man holding a book in one hand and extending the other hand forward.
J. H. Erkko
Essi Renvall
A bronze statue of a bespectacled man.
J. K. Paasikivi
Veikko Leppänen
Bronze relief with a side profile of a man.
Johan Theodor Lindroos
Emil Cedercreutz
Relief of a bust of a smiling man.
Jouko Skinnari Commemorative Relief
Reijo Huttu
A bronze sculpture depicting a man wiping sweat from his forehead while holding an ax in other hand.
Labour
Yrjö Liipola
Wooden artwork in a winter landscape.
Lamina 2
José Cruz Ovalle
A sculpture placed on the square that resembles a traditional cesspool.
Light Well
Marjut Kauppinen & Reija Pasanen
A concrete sculpture placed on the street depicting a human figure lying on a tree trunk.
Lime Tree
Olavi Lanu
A concrete sculpture placed in the park, depicting a pile of small tree trunks trimmed of their branches.
Logpile
Olavi Lanu
A concrete monument placed on top of a wall-like structure. On the monument, on the left, there is an oak leaf symbol, in the center the text reads 'Long Live Finland,' and on the right, the Mannerheim Cross. Behind the monument, a lush hill rises on the left, and in the background on the right, there is a large hall.
Long Live Finland – memorial to the heroes of our wars, 1939–1945
Unto Ojonen
A relief-like, ram-themed colorful artwork attached to an electrical transformer.
Loviisa Ram
Virva Kanerva
A box-like sculpture in steel, patinated to rust, placed in the forest.
Magma
Hannu Siren
Sculptural fountain depicting four female figures with cups in their raised hands.
Maidens of Laune
Kari Juva
A bronze sculpture depicting a nude woman holding a lingonberry branch.
Marjatta
Sakari Tohka
A memorial plaque embedded in the street paving.
Memorial plaque of the Lahti village fire
Unknown artist
A geometric, open triangle-like work of art standing on four metal booms, with a wind chime made of metal pipes hanging from the top in the middle.
Messages from the Winds (Wind Chime)
Matti Koskela
Bronze sculpture depicting a bust of a man holding a book.
Mikael Agricola
Emil Wikström
A concrete sculpture placed in the schoolyard, depicting a tree. At the top of the tree, there are two human figures sitting together.
Mixed Tree
Olavi Lanu
Granite monument with bronze cross, rosette, dates 1939 and 1945, and text plaques.
Monument of honour to Finnish women
Unto Ojonen
Five bronze human statues standing in workers' clothes in front of a gate-like structure.
Monument to Red Prisoners
Erkki Kannosto
A granite angular monument with a relief of two children holding their mother's hand.
Monument to the Reds
Jouko Jokela & Vihtori Ahponen
Red brick building with a steel wood relief on the wall at the second floor.
Morning Tree
Satu Loukkola
A bronze statue depicting a female figure standing with a serious expression.
Mother Earth
Vladimir Feodorov
A colorful, cartoon-like mural painted on two walls of the apartment building's elevator structure.
Mural
Messy Desk
Brick building along the street with a colorful mural on its wall.
Mural at Sammonkatu 8
Heli Martikainen
Air quality monitoring booth with a colorful mural at the roadside intersection. The intersection is lined with various traffic signs, and the traffic lights for both cars and pedestrians are red.
Mural on the façade of air quality monitoring booth
Jaakko ”Salama” Vuorenmäki
A bronze, abstract relief attached to the wall.
Network of knowledge and skills
Pentti Papinaho
A concrete sculpture placed in the park depicting a naked female figure resting on a stone.
On a Stone
Olavi Lanu
Round red granite sculpture with engraved text.
Paragraph, memorial to Secretary of State Teemu Hiltunen
Matti Koskela
A set of concrete sculptures placed in front of the building, depicting five human figures in different positions against the ground.
Petrified
Olavi Lanu
A concrete sculpture placed in the park depicting a human figure sitting on an anthill with their legs crossed.
Pile
Olavi Lanu
A relief with the faces of three men and a text attached to the wall of the building.
Plaque commemorating the constitutional lawyers meeting
Essi Renvall
A tall, square stone slab placed in front of the building, at the top of the stairs.
Pro arte utili
Olli Aalto
A concrete sculpture depicting intertwined human figures.
Radiomäki sculpture ensemble: Stone Figures, Resting Figure, Three Willows, Sitting Figure
Olavi Lanu
A mosaic relief attached to the facade of the building, depicting a family of deer and two children watching them.
Relief on school façade
Eino Kauria
Relief portrait of a man.
Relief portrait of Pentti E. Rantanen
Matti Happonen
A bronze statue of a skiing woman. A ski jumping tower can be seen in the background behind the statue.
Siiri Rantanen
Toivo Pelkonen
Steel sculpture of a ski jumper. The ski jumper is supported by a high steel boom. Stadium in the background.
Ski Jumper
Vesa Ekholm
A bronze sculpture depicting a man in a classic skiing attire gliding downhill. He is bent forward, with arms and ski poles pointing outwards.
Skier Statue
Viktor Jansson
A bronze sculpture depicting a girl and a boy playing a snowball fight.
Snowball Fight
Viktor Jansson
Statue of a soldier boy blowing into a cornet.
Soldier Boy
Kauko Kortelainen
Stone relief on a building's wall depicting a person carrying a container.
Sower
Viljo Savikurki
A sculpture depicting three swallows.
Speed
Oskari Jauhiainen
Bronze sculpture depicting a football player.
Statue of Jari Litmanen
Reijo Huttu
A bronze sculpture depicting a man posing naked, holding a helmet in one hand and the other hand up in the air.
Statue of Liberty
Viktor Jansson
Steel Grannies
Sami Leutola
A concrete sculpture placed in the park depicting a human figure rising from a stump.
Stump
Olavi Lanu
A concrete sculpture placed in the park, which consists of two interconnected parts: a large slanting stone pillar and a human figure holding it on its head.
Support
Olavi Lanu
Bronze sculpture depicting a man leaning on a walking stick and holding hand on a woman's shoulders.
Support for the Ages
Reijo Huttu
A fountain sculpture depicting a naked woman running away from the spray of water.
Susanna in the Bath
Heikki Nieminen
Street view of the side of a house with a colorful mural painted on it.
Teerenpeli mural
Laura Lehtinen
A bronze relief attached to a brick wall depicting ten female figures walking in a row.
Ten Virgins
Pentti Papinaho
A huge, colorful mural on a rectangular shaped multistory car park building. There are plant boxes in many colors in the foreground of the image.
The Dreamer on the Shore
Heidi Katajamäki & Veera Inkeri
Bronze sculpture depicting an elk.
The Elk
Jussi Mäntynen
A relief in which a barefoot female figure dressed in a long, toga-like garment holds a sheaf of grain under her arm.
The Grain Cutter
Aarre Aaltonen
A sculpture depicting an ostrich made of car tires standing on a stand by the side of the road.
The Laune Ostrich
Villu Jaanisoo
An egg-shaped metal sculpture consisting of metal parts arranged in lace-like patterns.
The Ostrich Egg
Villu Jaanisoo
A square with a five-winged, geometric pergola installation.
The Second Awakening
Jan-Erik Andersson
Relief in which a barefoot male figure holds with one hand a cloth wrapped around his hips, used for carrying grains, reaching out to scatter seeds.
The Sower
Aarre Aaltonen
A red granite sculpture depicting a female figure standing with her hands up.
The Spirit of Freedom
Wäinö Aaltonen
Attached to the wall of the building is a bronze sculpture depicting two vertical, narrow staircases, with one at the bottom and three sculptural spurs at the top.
The Stairs of Knowledge and Art
Väinö Komu
A concrete sculpture placed in the park depicting three human figures resting on a rock.
Three Figures
Olavi Lanu
A concrete sculpture placed in the park, which depicts a human figure plunging through a high, upwardly narrowing stone block in a transverse direction.
To Go Through Grey Stone
Olavi Lanu
A five-part wooden relief with the outlines of three walking people.
Travellers
Sami Leutola
A close-up of a massive concrete monument.
Twins – Monument to Builders
Heikki Mattila
A concrete sculpture placed in the park, which depicts the trunk of a tree, which, as it rises upwards, transforms into a pillar formed by human figures circling the trunk.
Twisted Tree
Olavi Lanu
A concrete sculpture placed in the park depicting two human figures rising from boulders and reaching towards each other.
Two Stones
Olavi Lanu
A motif implemented on the wall of the building with two angular human figures moving forward sideways and holding each other's hands.
Untitled
Sirkka Tarumaa
Bronze sculpture depicting three swans.
Up to Glory
Jussi Mäntynen
A large, gate-like sculpture placed in an urban space.
Village Gate
Akseli Leinonen
A three-dimensional, wave-like work attached to the outer wall of a yellow building.
Wave Relief
Raimo Utriainen
A tunnel with concrete reliefs depicting human faces attached to the wall.
When I left they were sleeping
Virpi Kanto
A concrete sculpture placed in the park, depicting a resting female figure growing from a willow platform.
Willow
Olavi Lanu
A concrete sculpture placed on the street depicting a seated human figure leaning on their knees.
Willow Girl
Olavi Lanu
A realief attached to the outer wall depicting four different sports events on four “levels”: on top is a ski jumper, under him a female skier, then a shot-putter and at bottom a running football player.
Winners
Toivo Pelkonen
A bronze relief depicting the side profiles of five long-haired women.
Women’s Petition – commemorative relief
Pirkko Viitasalo
A spiral sculpture made of logs rising on top of four stone slabs.
Wooden Spiral
Richard Leplastrier

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