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Helsinki Old Church Cemetery

Memorials	:	0
Location	:	Helsinki, Helsinki Municipality, Finland
Coordinate	:	60.1659920, 24.9398020
Description	:	Finnish name for this cemetery is: Helsingin Vanhan kirkon hautausmaa or Kampin hautausmaa Helsinki Old Church was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and it was opened 1826. The area had already been a medieval graveyard and people called it Ruttopuisto (Plague Park), because 1710 large numbers of local people who died of plague were buried there. 1829 Hietaniemi Cemetery was taken into use, so the Old Church Cemetery is now a public park. Those killed in action during the occupation of Helsinki in April 1918 were buried in the park. Also the Finnish volunteers who lost their lives in Estonian War of... Read More	Finnish name for this cemetery is: Helsingin Vanhan kirkon hautausmaa or Kampin hautausmaa Helsinki Old Church was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and it was opened 1826. The area had already been a medieval graveyard and people called it Ruttopuisto (Plague Park), because 1710 large numbers of local people who died of plague were buried there. 1829 Hietaniemi Cemetery was taken into use, so the Old Church Cemetery is now a public park. Those killed in action during the occupation of Helsinki in April 1918 were buried in the park. Also the Finnish volunteers who lost their lives in Estonian War of Independence 1919 were buried in a joint grave in the Yrjönkatu side of the park. 48 memorial stones that are still left in the park are from years 1790-1829.

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Helsinki Old Church Cemetery is located at Bulevardi - Annankatu - Lönnrotinkatu - Yrjönkatu, 00120 Helsinki Helsinki, Helsinki Municipality ,Uusimaa ,Finland.
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Latitude: 60.1659920
Longitude: 24.9398020

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1. Freemason's Grave
Helsinki, Helsinki Municipality, Finland
Coordinate: 60.1760090, 24.9438350

2. Helsinki Orthodox Cemetery
Helsinki, Helsinki Municipality, Finland
Coordinate: 60.1657000, 24.9189000

3. Suomen Kaartin Hautausmaa
Helsinki, Helsinki Municipality, Finland
Coordinate: 60.1656280, 24.9156420

5. Helsinki New Jewish Cemetery
Helsinki, Helsinki Municipality, Finland
Coordinate: 60.1739110, 24.9123250

6. Hietaniemi Cemetery
Helsinki, Helsinki Municipality, Finland
Coordinate: 60.1725000, 24.9069440

7. Kallion kirkon uurnaholvi
Helsinki, Helsinki Municipality, Finland
Coordinate: 60.1844200, 24.9493780

8. The Unknown Soldier
Helsinki, Helsinki Municipality, Finland
Coordinate: 60.1641490, 24.8784510

9. Sveaborg
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Coordinate: 60.1443000, 24.9851000

10. Kulosaari Cemetery
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Coordinate: 60.1910890, 25.0009130

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Coordinate: 60.1923660, 24.8771260

12. Eläinten Hautausmaa
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Coordinate: 60.2184077, 24.9133404

13. Maunulan uurnalehto Cemetery
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Coordinate: 60.2290440, 24.9169580

14. Tapiolan Uurnalehto
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Coordinate: 60.1778470, 24.8088020

15. Isosaari Island Stora Mjölö
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Coordinate: 60.1012870, 25.0515330

16. Malmi Cemetery
Malmi, Helsinki Municipality, Finland
Coordinate: 60.2409720, 25.0286790

17. Gräsa Urn Cemetery
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Coordinate: 60.1725299, 24.7589990

18. Helsingin pitäjän kirkon hautausmaa
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Coordinate: 60.2832310, 24.9848180

19. Hämeenkylä Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 60.2690446, 24.8001442

20. Kauniainen Cemetery
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Coordinate: 60.2163920, 24.6996690

21. Honkanummen hautausmaa
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Coordinate: 60.2915800, 25.0876200

22. Honkanumi German Military Cemetery
Helsinki, Helsinki Municipality, Finland
Coordinate: 60.2902000, 25.0972000

23. Östersundom Cemetery
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Coordinate: 60.2494190, 25.1875780

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Espoo, Espoo Municipality, Finland
Coordinate: 60.2101240, 24.6524190