This memorial located at Kiutaköngäs in Oulanka national park is designed by sculptor Raimo Jaatinen to honour the work of Reino Rinne and the conservation of the rapids. The memorial is on a rock and features ancient symbols.
Memorial text
”Älkää upottako likaisia käsiänne tähän jumalaiseen veteen, ihminen tarvitsee sitä.”
Translation: "Don't douse your dirty hands in this divine water, man needs it."
The Kuusamo municipality has a total of twenty four statues and monuments. Most of them are about war history, but there are also some that are about significant people and events.
A Monument can be a decorated stone, a wooden, stony or metallic structure, or a simple mark like a metal plate or a carving on a rock.