I walk past this statue almost every day in Helsinki. I have been wondering about it for quite some time and now decided it was time for some research and start a new challenge called Saturday Statues in the process! I hope you join me for this one.
My first Saturday Statues post is of a mare and her foal. This statue is from 1928 and it’s by Emil Cedercreutz. It’s fittingly called Motherly Love (Äidinrakkaus). The statue can be found in a tiny park, just across the road on the Kruununhaka side of the larger Kaisaniemi park. I would say that it’s one of the most adorable statues in Helsinki.
Saturday Statues is a weekly feature where bloggers from around the world can share the interesting statues they have stumbled upon. Please join me by sharing your own Saturday Statues post via the link-up button. Make sure you share the exact post, not your homepage! The linkup is open from Saturday morning to Monday evening Central European Time. If you share your posts on Twitter and Instagram remember to use the #saturdaystatues hashtag! It would also be a nice touch to visit some of the posts shared by others.
I find myself more drawn to lifelike statues instead of abstract ones. I am also a huge fan of Soviet statues, as you may know. What kind of statues or sculptures do you like looking at? I am excited to see your posts soon!
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The Life and Travels of Mrs Suvi 
this is so lovely, Suvi, and a nice idea for a linkup 🙂
it’s funny, we have soviet times statues here and I was never drawn to taking a picture of those…
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Yes, I have to say that I found them absolutely fascinating in Bulgaria. Maybe you can find one for my link-up 😀 I might have some coming up too (from Sofia)!
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Ahh, I missed your deadline. All right, I’ll post my statue next weekend…
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Yay, I cannot wait for it! 🙂
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Ah, I missed it last week, so I will share another photo I took of the bronze Jesus statue later!
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Yes please that would be wonderful! 😀 I am looking forward to your statue of choice.
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I think I have photographed all the statues in Helsinki for my blog over the years. I love Motherly Love. I also like the little moose in the park.
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Hmm.. the little moose. I think I may have to look for this one, I’m not sure which one it is 🙂
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Nice to find a new challenge. I love statues.
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Thank you Marie, I am quite excited!
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Cute choice! I’ve seen that horse statue many times, too. I’m awake unusually early, so I got to be the first one to enter my link 🙂
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Yay thanks so much for taking part Snow, I can’t wait to have a look! 😍
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