Helsinki - Boulevard

(Local Name: Bulevardi) The Esplanade in Helsinki is continued southwestward by the Boulevard (Bulevardi). On the right, beyond Yrjönkatu, are a cemetery which was in use until 1829, the wooden Old Church, built by Engel for use pending the completion of the Cathedral, and two tombs for the Finns and Germans who fell in the battle for Helsinki in 1918. At the corner of Yrjönkatu and Lönnrotinkatu is a mausoleum containing the remains of the planner of Helsinki, J. Sederholm. Many plague victims are buried in the cemetery. Opposite the church can be seen a monument (by Emil Wikström, 1902) to the doctor and philologist Elias Lönnrot (1802-84), who collected, edited and published the various parts of the Finnish national epic "Kalevala". Beside him on the monument is Väinämöinen, the smith in "Kalevala", and at his feet is Suomen Neito ("Maid Finland"). At Yrjönkatu 27 is the Amos Anderson Museum of Art.