Helsinki - Mannerheimintie
From the end of Helsinki's Esplanade, Mannerheimintie runs northwest. On the right, beyond Aleksanterinkatu, is the Old Student House (built 1870; rebuilt after destruction by fire in 1978), with two figures from the "Kalevala", Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen. Beyond this is the New Student House (1911); then, beyond Kaivokatu, on right, the Head Post Office (1940), in front of which is an equestrian statue of Marshal Mannerheim (by A. Tukiainen, 1960).
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Parliament Building
Northwest of the Head Post Office in Helsinki, in Mannerheimintie, rises the Parliament Building (Eduskuntatalo), a monumental pile by J. S. Sirén (1930). In front of it are statues of three ex- Presidents of Finland, P. E. Svinhufvud (1861-1944), K. J. Ståhlberg (1865-1952) and K. Kallio (1873-1940).
Guided tours are available on Saturdays at 11 & 12 o'clock and Sundays at 12 and 1 o'clock. In July and August tour are also available from Monday to Friday at 2 o'clock.
Guides
Interpretive sessions sometimes available.
