Hietaniemi cemetery

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An aerial photograph of the area in the cemetery where soldiers killed in the Second World War are buried

The Hietaniemi cemetery (in Swedish language Sandudds begravningsplats) is located in the Töölö district of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is the location for Finnish state funeral services.

The cemetery includes a large military cemetery section for soldiers from the capital fallen in the wars against the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany: in the Winter War (1939–1940), the Continuation War (1941–1944) and the Lapland War (1944–1945) In the centre of the military cemetery are the tombs of unknown soldier and marshal C.G.E. Mannerheim. Other notable sections of the cemetery are the Jewish and Russian orthodox cemeteries, the cemetery of the Finnish Guard, the Artist's Hill and the Stateman's Grove.

Hietaniemi means "sand spit" and is a headland located centrally in Helsinki.

The cemetery is partly located at a promontory, and partly directly adjacent to the Hietaniemi Beach. Nightly parties, flirting, petting, and more, are recurrent concerns in letters to the editor alarmed by alleged dishonourable conduct at the gravestones. Because of its obvious association with death, the cemetery sometimes also attracts fans of goth or heavy metal culture.

The cemetery is a popular tourist attraction, especially amongst Finns visiting the graves of relatives fallen in wars or the graves of the many famous Finns buried there. In the area has three cemetries included Hietaniemi, they are: Jewish cemetery, Islamic cemetery, Orthodox cemetery