Who And What Created Finland?

A walking tour around the old part of Hietaniemi cemetery introduces you to the men and women whose willpower was instrumental in making Finland into a country it is today. What kind of ideas and people influenced on Finnish society before the independence? What were Finnish values then and do they reflect in today’s way of thinking? How did this small nation build it’s very own identity?

Hietaniemi is beautiful and the most famous old cemetery in Finland.

Duration: 90 min

Starting point: Hietaniemen Vanha Kappeli (Hietaniemi Old Chappel), Mechelininkatu 2 e

Language: English

Guide: Maria Lappalainen, authorized Helsinki Guide