100 m
Memorial Statue for Fallen Heroes
Kuusamon kaupunki
This memorial statue is located next to the Kuusamo church on the hero soldier cemetery. The statue, which was sculpted from gray granite was designed by sculptor and art teacher Mauno Juvonen, and it was unveiled in 1957.
500 soldiers from Kuusamo died during the Winter War and the Continuation War, of whom 415 are buried next to the church.
51 died during the Winter War 30.11.1939-13.3.1940
362 died during the Continuation War 25.6.1941-19.9.1944
Two died during the Lapland War 27.4.1945
Kuusamo suffered the greatest losses during the offensive phase of the Continuation War, and the during the Soviet offensive in the summer of 1944.
Address
Kitronintie 11
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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