Statues and monuments

Riihimäki became famous after the completion of the Riihimäki-Pietari line in 1870. One hundred years later, a celebration was held and steam locomotive 554 was placed near the station on the Saranpää traffic divider on September 6.9.1970, 1. The locomotive is an Hv1915 series medium-heavy passenger locomotive from XNUMX equipped with a coal chimney.

Höy­ry­ve­tu­ri Heikki has been restored and has a storage compartment in the old locomotive shed. Its final location has not yet been decided.

Jyrki Sailo's bronze statue the Ka­la­poi­ka in Kalapohjankuja was completed in 1955. The Ka­la­poi­ka statue is a small 6-7 year old child who is standing on the beach with fish spraying water in his hands. The statue is a fountain that is taken indoors for the winter.

The Kohtaamispilväs is a pillar erected on Riihimäki Day, September 11.9.1998, XNUMX, in Kirjastopuisto. Direction signs show intermediate distances to twin municipalities and the rest of the world. The pole was realized at the initiative of Jouni Rasimus and was manufactured according to the plan of architect Raija Niemi.

In Pääskypuisto, which was donated to the city by Helsingin Työväen Säästöpankki, the city erected the Lapsenlikka statue sculpted by Jyrki Sailo in 1964. The girl's model was Mrs. Miettinen. The engineering students of the Riihimäki Technical Institute have sometimes dressed up this 'Riihimäki's most beautiful woman' on May Day.

The Lasinpuhaltaja statue carved by sculptor Kalervo Kallio has become Riihimäki's symbol and a place of celebration (Kalevankatu 1). The model of the statue is standing glassblower Valto Terhomaa. The statue is from 1960, when Riihimäki became a city. The statue was donated to the city by Lasi and its employees.

The miniature model of the statue has been in front of the headquarters of Riihimäki Glass since 1963, when MA Kolehmainen was born 100 years ago. Today, the miniature model can be seen next to the main entrance of the Finnish Glass Museum.

The portrait relief of the founder of the Paloheimo company, HG Paloheimo, was unveiled on September 11.9.1961, 1904 at the station square, i.e. the place where the company's first factory, a sawmill, was established in XNUMX. In addition to the portrait, Wäinö Aaltonen's artwork contains symbolism from the company's branches in the wood, brick and electrical industry, as well as agriculture.

Riihikivi is located in Luokkipuisto. The Ice Age polished stone is from a gravel pit in Hiivola and its plaque reads 'The city got its name from the rihi located on this hill, the memorial stone was erected on Riihimäki day AD MCMLXIII Riihimäki city, Riihimäki-Seura, Riihimäki Club 52'.

A monument to Riihimäki's field artillery traditions 1914-1959
The General Staff donated a cannon to the city of Riihimäki, and Kalevi Väyrynen designed a stand for it in the current library park.

The plaque designed by Kari Juva was attached to the wall of the railway station on September 11.9.1970, XNUMX. The plaque has text in Finnish and Russian:

"In 1870 the Riihimäki-Leningrad (St. Petersburg) railway was completed
11.9.1970 Riihimäki city
11.9.1970/XNUMX/XNUMX City of Leningrad"

A duplicate of the plaque is at St. Petersburg railway station.

In 1948, the San­ka­ri­pat­sas statue sculpted by Kalervo Kallio was erected in memory of the fallen heroes, at Puistikko 6. The young man in the statue leans on an angel and looks up into the heights. The statue is red granite. The heroes' cemetery in front of the statue was designed by Viljo Rewell.

The Topparoikka statue, a monument to the railway builders sculpted by Kari Juva, was unveiled in Keskuspuisto on Riihimäki Day 1970 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Riihimäki-Pietari railway.

The artist says about the monument:

"The topparoikka idea started when I looked at pictures of a straight-backed topparoikka in the Railway Museum."

The statue depicts the moment when the track was finished and the builders could straighten their backs proudly after having done a great job. The rough way of making the statue depicts the misery that the track builders experienced in their time.