The Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg is a statue dedicated to the Finland-Swedish author, national poet and priest Johan Ludvig Runeberg, designed and sculpted by his son Walter Runeberg. The statue is
The unveiling ceremony on 6 May 1885.
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The Maiden of Finland is the national personification of Finland.
The Finnish Maiden on a 1906 postcard.
In the painting The Attack by Edvard Isto, the Finnish Maiden is being attacked by the Russian eagle, which is tearing away the law book from her hands. It was painted when the Russification of Finland started in 1899.
Finnish Maiden carrying the lyrics of Vårt land in front of the Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg.