Monuments & Sculptures

The Wood Anemone was created in 1985 and represents Ekenäs.

Memorial stone where Mannerheim received troops that recaptured Hanko in 1941.

This memorial was sculpted by Matti Haupt in the 1950s.

Constructed in 1938 to honor those lost at sea in war and peace.

The memorial for the battles fought in the Hanko Front in 1941.

Around 3,000 Reds from Finland’s Civil War, killed in prison camps, rest here.

A protected Ice Age -period boulder.

In memory of the fallen for Finland’s freedom.

Memorial of the Mannerheim Knights Hans Wind and Tor Lindblad in Våghusparken.

A bronze statue in memory of soldiers who fell during the war years 1939-1944.

The school was founded by Uno Cygnaeus in 1871 and functioned between 1871-1974.

The winning entry in a competition to create an artwork in memory of Schjerfbeck.

The paddler Thorvald Strömberg is Raseborg’s so far only Olympic Gold Medalist.

Built in 1875 by architect Constantin Kiseleff. Functioned as a jail until 1898.

In memory of the 1905 Great Strike. People protested the Russian Emperor’s autocracy.

Aronus was Finland’s first scientist. He was born in 1552 and became priest in Ekenäs.

Memorial for the battle on May 20th 1854.

In the Battle of Landsbro, 500 Swedes fought against 13,800 Russians led by Peter the Great.

King Gustav Vasa founded Ekenäs in 1546. The memorial stone was raised in 1946.

Twin sculptures created by the Latvian artist Ugis Traumanis.

Raised in honor of Snappertuna School’s 100th anniversary in 1978.

Memorial stone from when Alexander III and Danish princess Dagmar visited.

Opera and concert singer Emma Engdahl was raised in this house.

The sculpture was made by sculptor Gunnar Elfgren in 1952.

Ramstedt was a Finnish scientist and diplomat born in Ekenäs.

Commemorating the co-operation between Ekenäs and Ystad during the II World War.

Memorial stone in the park next to the corner of Långgatan and Gustav Wasas gata.

The memorial Blue Jazz Glyph is in honor of composer Henrik Otto Donner (1939-2013).

A water sculpture with running water for reflection, touch and enjoyment.

School advisor John Österholm was a state representative, politician and journalist.

Memorial to four German soldiers fallen in 1918 in Svedja, Karis.

The area was used as a Greek Catholic cemetery from 1841 to 1918.

Wigström was Fabergé’s leading Master Goldsmith in St. Petersburg.

The plaque commemorates the house where Schjerbeck lived. The house has now been demolished.

Wegelius was the main conductor at the first Finland-Swedish song and music festival.