Hietaniemi cemetery
The Hietaniemi Cemetery is by far the largest cemetery in the Finnish capital Helsinki .
The cemetery is directly adjacent to the beach of Hietaniemi, which borders it in the northwest. It contains a military cemetery and is also the site of Finnish state burials.
Well-known burial sites
Gravestone of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Finnish Presidents
- Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
- Lauri Kristian Relander
- Risto Heikki Ryti
- Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
- Juho Kusti Paasikivi
- Urho Kaleva Kekkonen
Finnish artist
- Alvar Aalto , architect
- Elissa Aalto , architect, Alvar Aalto's second wife
- Erik Bergman , composer
- Mauri Favén , painter
- Akseli Gallen-Kallela , painter
- Tauno Hannikainen , conductor
- Eila Hiltunen , sculptor
- Åke Lindman , actor, film director
- Reko Lundán , playwright
- Leena Estelle Luostarinen , painter
- Aino Marsio-Aalto , architect, first wife of Alvar Aalto
- Usko Meriläinen , composer, art critic
- Usko Nyström , architect
- Selim Palmgren , composer
- Pertti "Spede" Pasanen , artist, film director, inventor
- Martti Pokela , musician
- Timo Sarpaneva , designer
- Michael Schilkin , ceramist
- Eero Seppälä , architect
- JS Sirén , architect
- Anita Snellman , painter
- Edward Vesala , jazz musician, composer
- Mika Waltari , author
- Tapio Wirkkala , designer
Other personalities
- Heikki Aaltoila , composer
- Siiri Angerkoski , actress
- Eero Antikainen , politician
- Alexei Apostol , soldier
- Sinikka Arteva , reporter
- Vivica Bandler , theater manager
- Kim Borg , opera singer
- Anni Collan , educator
- Otto Donner , linguist and politician
- Albert Edelfelt , painter
- Adolf Ehrnrooth , General
- Karl-August Fagerholm , politician
- Karl Fazer , entrepreneur
- Nils-Eric Fougstedt , conductor
- Holger Fransman , musician
- Erik von Frenckell , politician
- Eelis Gulin , bishop
- Saulo Haarla , actor
- Antti Hackzell , Prime Minister
- Ilpo Hakasalo , reporter
- Christer "Cisse" Häkkinen , Hurriganes band member
- Jyrki Hämäläinen , editor-in-chief
- Theodor Höijer , architect
- Veikko Hursti , philanthropist
- Tove Jansson (1914-2001), Finnish writer
- Eero Järnefelt , painter
- Martti Jukola , radio reporter
- Eino Jurkka , actor and theater manager
- Emmi Jurkka , actress and theater manager
- Jussi Jurkka , actor
- Maj Inkeri Kajava , author and painter
- Viljo Kajava , author
- Kyösti Karhila , pilot
- Ahti Karjalainen , politician and director of the Bank of Finland
- Toivo Kärki , composer
- Heino Kaski , composer
- Kauko Käyhkö , actor and singer
- Sylvi Kekkonen , wife of President Urho Kekkonen , author
- Toivo Mikael Kivimäki , Prime Minister
- Uuno Klami , composer
- Rudolf Koivu , illustrator and painter
- Birgit Kronström , actress and singer
- Toivo Kuula , composer
- Hertta Kuusinen , politician
- Eino Leino , poet
- Keijo Liinamaa , Prime Minister
- Curt Lincoln , racing driver
- Edwin Linkomies , Chancellor and Prime Minister
- Leevi Madetoja , composer
- Eugen Malmsten , musician and composer
- Georg Malmstén , composer and conductor
- Ragni Malmsten-Karjalainen , singer
- Sophie Mannerheim , nurse , sister of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
- Erkki Melakoski , composer
- Erkki Melartin , composer
- Oskar Merikanto , composer
- Nils Mustelin
- Anna Mutanen-Liedes , opera singer
- Algot Niska
- Assi Nortia , actress
- Martti Parantainen , soldier
- Lauri Posti , researcher
- Armas J. Pulla , author
- Simo Puupponen , better known under the pseudonym Aapeli, was a Finnish journalist and writer.
- Juha Rihtniemi , politician
- Joel Rinne , actress
- Eino Ripatti
- Heikki Ritavuori , Minister of the Interior
- Artturi Rope
- Alpo Sailo , sculptor and painter
- Eetu Salin , editor-in-chief and politician
- Ville-Veikko Salminen , actor
- Ilmari Salomies , Archbishop
- Antti Satuli , ambassador
- Helene Schjerfbeck , painter
- Hugo Simberg , painter
- Jukka Sipilä , actor
- Harri Sirola , author
- JV Snellman , politician
- Aili Somersalmi , actress
- Urho Somersalmi , actor
- Kalevi Sorsa , Prime Minister
- Arto Sotavalta , singer
- Väinö Tanner , Prime Minister
- Niilo Tarvajärvi , reporter
- Einari Teräsvirta , architect and sportsman
- Penna Tervo
- Clas Thunberg , speed skater and Olympic winner
- Herbert Tillander , gemologist
- Esko Toivonen , artist
- Sakari Topelius , author
- Sakari Tuomioja , diplomat
- Algot Untola author
- Juha Vainio , singer
- Juha Yrjänä Virkkunen , cultural reporter
- Voitto Viro , Vicar
- Rudolf Walden , General
- Petri Walli , singer and guitarist for Kingston Wall
- Arvo Ylppö , pediatrician
- Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen , Senator
Other nationalities
- Anna Vyrubova , maid of honor, Russian
- Artur Sirk , politician, Estonian
- Fredrik Pacius , composer, German
- Carl Ludvig Engel , architect, German
- George de Godzinsky , composer and conductor, Russian
German war graves
Here are the graves of 121 German war dead.
Web links
Commons : Hietaniemi Cemetery - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- List of tombs of known persons (Finnish) accessed on August 18, 2014
- Map with the location of the graves (Finnish) accessed on August 18, 2014
Coordinates: 60 ° 10 ′ 10 ″ N , 24 ° 55 ′ 4 ″ E