Fasismin vastustajien muistomerkki, War memorial at Malmi Cemetery, Finland.
The Fasismin vastustajien muistomerkki is a granite memorial sculpture created by artist Vilho Aalto, located in section 23 of Malmi Cemetery. The site features the central sculpture with a surrounding resting area on the cemetery grounds.
The memorial was unveiled in 1963 to honor 17 individuals who died during the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union. Their remains were transferred from unmarked graves to this communal burial site following the war's end.
The memorial bears witness to a group whose history was long contested in Finnish public memory and remains a place where visitors reflect on the complexities of the nation's past. People come here to acknowledge those whose stories were often marginalized in official accounts.
The memorial is accessible throughout the year during regular cemetery hours and can be reached easily by public transportation to Malmi Cemetery. Once there, you can walk to the memorial site in section 23 on clearly marked pathways.
A special ceremony took place in March 1946 when the deceased were gathered together from scattered unmarked graves to rest in this communal memorial. This act of reburial transformed dispersed burial sites into a single unified monument.
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