🟌️ Paavo Nurmi statue

Finland · Europe · 60.18°N, 24.93°E

The Paavo nurmi statue is a whole-body sculpture of runner Paavo Nurmi, the most successful Olympic athlete in Finland, made by sculptor Wäinö Aaltonen. The bronze sculpture was made in 1925 and there have been four additional casts of it. The statue has become a symbol for Finnish sport and the independent Finnish nation as well as an envoy of the image of Finland.

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Quick facts

Country	Finland
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	60.18°N, 24.93°E · view on map

Paavo Nurmi statue is located in Finland, in Europe.

More statues in Finland

Aleksis Kivi Memorial · Alexander II (statue in Helsinki) · Equestrian statue of Marshal Mannerheim · Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg · Statue of Liberty (Finland) · Three Smiths Statue · World Peace (sculpture).

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