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Sankarimuistomerkki Miehen kohtalo tunturin huipulla, Rovaniemi

Rovaniemi

Period
Unknown
Category
Memorial
Location accuracy
Precise location
Rovaniemi sankarimuistomerkki.JPG
Photo: muistomerkki: Wäinö Aaltonen valokuva: hotarju · CC-BY-SA-3.0 · File page

A memorial related to the wars. Memorial designed by Wäinö Aaltonen. Unveiled 1954.

Access and getting there

Rovaniemen II hautausmaa, sankarihautausmaa, Vapaudentie 34. Muistopaikka — käyttäydy kunnioittavasti.

What happened here

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

  1. 10 October 1939

    2. Er.AutoJ:n keskittäminen.

    Troop movement · Rovaniemi · 1,0 km

  2. 18 October 1939

    17. Tienkorj.K:n keskittäminen.

    Troop movement · Rovaniemi · 1,0 km

  3. 18 October 1939

    6. Er.AutoKorj. (kiint.):n keskittäminen.

    Troop movement · Rovaniemi · 1,0 km

Recorded casualties in the area

Rovaniemi
125

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)

  • Wikipedia — Luettelo Rovaniemen julkisista taideteoksista ja muistomerkeistä (CC BY-SA 4.0)