Nurmijärvi, Nurmijärven sankarihautausmaa

Period: 1940
Category: War cemetery
Location accuracy: Precise location

A war cemetery where those who fell in the wars are buried. 171 graves. Memorial designed by Viljo Savikurki. Unveiled 1949.

Access and getting there

Osoite: Aleksis Kiven tie 2, 01900 Nurmijärvi. Muistopaikka. Käyttäydy kunnioittavasti ja noudata alueen omia ohjeita.

Related photographs

Photographs of the same subject from the same municipality. They do not show this site — each caption says what it actually shows.

What happened here

Battles, troop movements and military operations recorded near this site.

Battle
Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi · 2,9 km
Battle
Kivivaara - Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi · 2,9 km

Recorded casualties in the area

Nurmijärvi: 11

The recorded place of death is usually a parish or village rather than an exact point, so the figure describes the area around the site. Names of the fallen are not shown.

Sotasampo · Kansallisarkisto, menehtyneet 1939–1945

Archive photographs nearby

Wartime photographs taken near this site.

Photographs: SA-kuva, CC BY 4.0.

Nearby

One site is rarely a trip on its own. These are the closest others.

Sources, licences and accuracy

Location accuracy: Precise location

Verification: 2026-07-31 (remote)

Sotasampo (WarSampo) — h0023_1 (CC BY 4.0)