100 m
Memorial for Poet-singer Marina Takalo
Kuusamon kaupunki
Marina Takalo
Marina Takalo (1890-1970) is the only known poet-singer from the north of Uhtua. There are over 60 hours of recordings of her. She was given an acknowledgement by the Kalevala-seura in 1965.
Marina Takalo came to Kuusamo with her family as an evacuee in 1922. Some of the places the family lived were at Määttälänvaara and Heikkilä. In 1961 she moved to Kemi to live with her children, where she is buried.
The memorial is located at Kitkantie 35 by the Kuusamo community college. The statue is designed by artist Nina Sailo, and it was unveiled in the summer of 1990. A relief depicting the side profile of Marina Takalo is attached to the granite stand.
- Designer: artist Nina Sailo
- 1990
- granite
Address
Kitkantie 35
Kuusamo Statues and Monuments
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.
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