Statue of Aleksis Kivi

Aleksis Kivi (1834 - 1872) is Finland´s national author. Wäinö Aaltonen´s bronze memorial was unveiled 1939. Wäinö Aaltonen borrowed Aleksis Kivi´s features from a portrait made of the dead author in his coffin. There is no known photograph of Aleksis Kivi. The statue is front of the National Theatre. In the background is the clock tower of Helsinki´s Railway Station.