The Stone Men of Helsinki Station: Guardians of the North #shorts @HENITalks
The Stone Men of Helsinki Station: Guardians of the North #shorts  @HENITalks
Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Discover the Lantern Bearers (Lyhdynkantajat) at the Helsinki Central Railway Station in just 25 seconds! 🇫🇮

Sculpted by Emil Wikström, these imposing granite figures flank the main entrance, representing the Finnish National Romantic style.

With their stern faces and monumental posture, they stand as silent guardians, embodying the simplified and symbolic human form that marks this era of architecture.

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