The Mannerheim Park () is a small urban

park A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...

located in the city center of

Seinäjoki Seinäjoki (; "Wall River"; , formerly ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Ostrobothnia. Seinäjoki is located in the western interior of the country and along the Seinäjoki (river), River Seinäjoki. The population of Sein ...

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, near the Aalto Center and the

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. The Mannerheim Park is located at the corner of the Kirkkokatu and Koulukatu streets, next to Seinäjoki Lyceum. The Lakeudenpuisto park is located opposite the Mannerheim Park. The park is named after a statue of Marshal Mannerheim in the park. The statue, sculpted by Lauri Leppänen, was unveiled on June 4, 1955. It was originally erected on the central square, from where it was moved to its current location in 1973. is located in Seinäjoki at the corner of Kirkkokatu and Koulukatu, next to Seinäjoki Lyceum. During the renovation of the Mannerheim Park in 2014, the sculpture got a higher pedestal and got a little closer to the street edge. The statue is Finland's first Mannerheim monument, and it was erected to commemorate the fact that during the

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, Mannerheim held its headquarters in Seinäjoki for the longest time.

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Seinäjoki Parks in Finland Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim {{WesternFinland-geo-stub

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