A new commissioned public sculpture by Anne Koskinen has been unveiled in Tampere. The piece, titled Läpi harmaan kiven, was created as a tribute to the work and legacy of the Lotta Svärd organization, a women’s voluntary auxiliary paramilitary organisation that operated between 1921 and 1944. The monument consists of two natural stone boulders, the larger of which is illustrated with the lotta and pikkulotta uniforms; the years 1921–1944; and the Finnish national flower lily-of-the-valley. A smaller stone depicts a child figure with a place for a candle in its hands. The monument is located in the northern part of Tampere’s Cathedral Park. The work will be added to the art collection of the city of Tampere managed by the Tampere Art Museum.

Photo: Matias Ahonen / Courtesy of Tampere Art Museum