Johan Ludvig Runeberg was a Finnish priest, lyric and epic poet. He wrote exclusively in Swedish. He is considered a national poet of Finland. He is the author of the lyrics to Vårt land which became an unofficial Finnish national anthem. Runeberg was also involved in the modernization of the Finnish Lutheran hymnal and produced many texts for the new edition.
Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt was a Finnish-Swedish-Russian courtier and diplomat. In Finland, he is considered one of the greatest Finnish statesmen. His advice to Russia's Tsar Alexander I was of utmost importance for securing the autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Finland.
Fredrik Pacius was a German-Finnish composer and conductor who lived most of his life in Finland. He has been called the "Father of Finnish music".
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson was a Swedish nobleman, rebel leader and military leader of German ancestry. He was the leader of the Engelbrekt rebellion in 1434 against Eric of Pomerania, king of the Kalmar Union. Engelbrekt Parish and Engelbrekt Church (Engelbrektskyrkan) in the Church of Sweden Diocese of Stockholm were both named in his honor.
Frans Michael Franzén was a Swedish-Finnish poet and clergyman. He served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Härnösand.
Leopold Henrik Stanislaus Mechelin, known as Leo Mechelin, was a Finnish politician, professor, liberal reformer and businessman. A leading defender of the autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Finland, and of the rights of women and minorities, Mechelin's 1905–1908 government ("Mechelin's Senate") made Finland the first nation in the world with the universal right to vote and to be elected. During his period in office the freedom of expression, the press, and of assembly were introduced. Mechelin was born and died in Helsinki, Finland.
Ateneum is an art museum in Helsinki, Finland and one of the three museums forming the Finnish National Gallery. It is located in the centre of Helsinki on the south side of Rautatientori square close to Helsinki Central railway station. It has the biggest collections of classical art in Finland. Before 1991 the Ateneum building also housed the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts and University of Art and Design Helsinki.
Robert Wilhelm Ekman, a.k.a.R. W. Ekman, was a significant teacher and painter of the Finnish romantic portraits and early national romanticism.
Lea Fredrika Ahlborn was a famous Swedish artist and medallist. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts and the first woman to be appointed royal printmaker. The position of royal printmaker was counted as a public office, and thereby made her the first female official or civil servant in Sweden.
Mathilda Wilhelmina Rotkirch was a Finnish painter. She is often referred to as the first female artist in Finland. She principally made portrait paintings.
Walter Magnus Runeberg was a Finnish neo-classical sculptor. He was the son of Finnish national epic poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
General Carl Gustaf Valdemar Hammarskjöld was a Swedish Army officer and conservative politician.
Erik Johan Löfgren was a Finnish-Swedish portrait painter.
Carl Theodor Höijer was a Finnish architect. He designed a large number of buildings in central Helsinki. He was the first architect in Finland who managed to pursue a truly successful career without holding an official office. He has been described as the foremost architect working in Neo-Renaissance style in Finland.
Helmi Gunhild Sjöstrand (1864–1957) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish painter. The daughter of the Swedish sculptor Carl Eneas Sjöstrand, she spent much of her life in Sweden. She was one of the artists who joined Victor Westerholm in the artists colony at Önningeby on the island of Åland. While there, she painted several portraits of Elin Danielson and J.A.G. Acke.
Carl Gustaf Qvarnström was a Swedish sculptor and painter.
Jonas Forsslund was a Swedish portrait painter and sculptor.
The Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg is a statue dedicated to the Finland-Swedish author, national poet and priest Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), designed and sculpted by his son Walter Runeberg (1838–1920). The statue is located in the Esplanadi park in Helsinki.
Johan Knutson was a Swedish-born Finnish landscape painter.
Alexander II is a monumental statue located at the Senate Square in central Helsinki, Finland.
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Terracotta sculpture of Johan Ludvig Runeberg, 1852
Monument to Gustaf of Sweden and Norway, 1854
Kullervo Tearing His Swaddling Clothes, 1858
Side of the statue with reliefs representing Science and History
Kullervo Addressing His Sword, original 1868 plaster
Sotkottaret, 1869
Lemminkäinen , 1872
Illustration by Sjöstrand to Zachris Topelius' A Journey in Finland, 1874
Mikael Agricola , 1877
Bust of Fredrik Cygnaeus , 1881
Kyllikki , 1883
The center sculptures of Ateneum's facade, 1880s (the smaller medallions on the sides were by Ville Vallgren) [7]
1932 bronze version of Kullervo Speaks to His Sword at Eläintarha in Helsinki [8]
