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The statue "the Hakkapeliittas' homecoming (Hakkapeliittojen kotiinpaluu)

During Thirty Years' War remarkable number of the Swedish cavalrymen were recruited from the easternmost provinces of Swedish kingdom, Finland. The Hakkapeliittas (Hakkapeliitat) were light cavalrymen, who fought in Germany.

  • Sculptor: Pentti Papinaho
  • Year: 1975 (later moved to the present place)
  • Geographical position: N 60°58.978' E 025°39.363' on Mariankatu (Mary's street) in Lahti
  • Photograph: Canon EOS 350D, Canon Zoom Lens EF 22-55 mm 1:4-5.6 USM Olli-Jukka Paloneva, PM 12th December, 2006, paloneva@phnet.fi

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