Kulosaari Cemetery

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Kulosaari cemetery
Kulosaari cemetery and chapel
Details
Established	1925
Location	Kulosaari, Helsinki
Country	Finland
Coordinates	60°11′28″N 025°00′03″E / 60.19111°N 25.00083°E / 60.19111; 25.00083
Type	Public
Owned by	Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Parishes in Helsinki
Website	www.helsinginseurakunnat.fi
Find a Grave	Kulosaari cemetery

The Kulosaari cemetery (Finnish: Kulosaaren hautausmaa, Finnish: Leposaaren hautausmaa, Swedish: Brändö begravningsplats) is the smallest cemetery in Helsinki parish union. It is situated on Iso-pässi island (later Leposaari island) in Kulosaari district of Helsinki. It was inaugurated in 1925. The cemetery chapel was designed by architect Armas Lindgren and added in 1927. There is also an area for war heroes' graves.

Kulosaari cemetery covers an area of about two hectares.

• Erik Heinrichs (1890–1965), general
• Hannes Kolehmainen (1889–1966), Olympic medalist runner
• Armas Lindgren (1874–1929), architect and artist
• Paavo Talvela (1897–1973), general
• Ilmari Turja (1901–1998), journalist and playwright
• Kustaa Vilkuna (1902–1980), historian and linguist

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• Kulosaari Church

• Media related to Kulosaari cemetery at Wikimedia Commons
• Kulosaari cemetery (in Finnish)
• Kulosaari Cemetery at Find a Grave