Malmi Cemetery

Malmi Cemetery
Graves at the Malmi Cemetery
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Established1894
Location
CountryFinland
Coordinates60°14′10.05″N 025°01′38.22″E / 60.2361250°N 25.0272833°E / 60.2361250; 25.0272833
TypePublic
Sizec. 65 ha
No. of gravesc. 200 000
WebsiteMalmin hautausmaa – Helsingin seurakunnat
Find a GraveMalmi Cemetery
Cross surrounded by hundreds of candles at the Malmi Cemetery on Christmas Eve

The Malmi Cemetery (Finnish: Malmin hautausmaa; Swedish: Malms begravningsplats) is a large cemetery located at the corner between Ring I and the Lahti Highway (E75) in the Malmi district in Helsinki, Finland. It is the largest cemetery in Finland in terms of both area and number of burials.[1][2][3] It was a former training camp site for soldiers under the administration of the Finnish Crown.[1] In the early 20th century, Malmi Cemetery even had its own train connection and water tower.

Many well-known Finns also rest in the Malmi Cemetery, e.g. actors Tauno Palo, Matti Pellonpää and Ansa Ikonen, singers Alexi Laiho (former singer and guitarist of the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom), Petri Gerdt (Perpetrator of the Myyrmanni bombing), Olavi Virta, Tapio Rautavaara and Laila Kinnunen, designer Birger Kaipiainen,[1] and one of the Winter War heroes, Captain Aarne Juutilainen.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Malmin hautausmaa – Stadissa (in Finnish)
  2. ^ Pauli Jokinen: Julkkiskierros Malmin hautausmaalla (in Finnish)
  3. ^ ”Kuolleiden podcast” pureutuu Malmin hautausmaan mysteereihin ja mullassa makaavien elämäntarinoihin (in Finnish)
  4. ^ Halonen, Jukka: Viina vei Marokon kauhun (The Booze took the Terror of Morocco). Iltalehti, 2017, pp. 19. (in Finnish)