Järnpojke or Iron Boy (in English known as the "little boy who looks at the Moon") is a sculpture in

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(Old Town) of

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Liss Eriksson Liss Eriksson (31 August 1919 – 19 July 2000) was a Swedish sculptor. Life The son of the sculptor Christian Eriksson (1858–1935), Liss Eriksson grew up on Maria Prästgårdsgatan on Södermalm in southern-central Stockholm. Follo ...

, which is only high and therefore is the smallest public monument of Stockholm. The sculpture was created in 1954 by the Swedish artist

, but was inaugurated at this point only in 1967. The sculpture is located behind the Finnish Church, which is only a few meters away from the

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, however hard to find due to its secluded location.Britt Peruzzi. Järnpojken – en riktig turgubbe.
/ref> In winter, the little boy is also to be found wearing a winter hat and scarf.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jarnpojke (Iron Boy) Monuments and memorials in Sweden Outdoor sculptures in Stockholm 1954 sculptures