• The cemetery is partly located at a promontory, and partly directly adjacent to the Hietaniemi Beach. The cemetery is a popular tourist attraction...
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  • The Old Cemetery, New Cemetery, Hietaniemi Area, Urn Grove, and The Cemetery of the Guard of Finland all have their own unique characteristics.
  • HIETANIEMi cemetery. The Cemetery of the Guard of Finland The old area. The new area Hietaniemi area. Graves of artists. The Urn Grove.
  • "For people who love the Père Lachaise". The unusual Hietaniemi Cemetery is within walking distance of the city centre, right next to a beach.
  • While not as overwhelmingly decorated as for instance cemeteries in Southern Europe, Hietaniemi Cemetery is definitely charming as well.
  • It is divided into 5 sectors which are called Old Cemetery, New Cemetery, Hietaniemi Area, Urn Grove and The Cemetery of the Guard of Finland.
  • Famous Finns buried at this sprawling 1829-established cemetery include architect Alvar Aalto and military leader and statesman Carl Gustav Emil…
  • The cemetery was placed to Hietaniemi in 1829. It was originally a military cemetery for the Finnish Guard, which was part of the Russian army.
  • The Hietaniemi cemetery (Finnish: Hietaniemen hautausmaa, Swedish: Sandudds begravningsplats) is located mainly in the Lapinlahti quarter and partly in...