< previous A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Å Ä Ö next > artist Jouko Toiviainen (1946 - )   sculpture Mika Waltarin muistolaatta / Mika Waltari memorial plague, 1983   map Saariniemenkatu 6, Siltasaari   year 1983   images 1   Mika Waltari memorial plaque, 1983 Siltasaarenkatu 6 Siltasaari Jouko Toiviainen (b.1946) The facade of the building at Saariniemenkatu 6 has a memorial plaque for the writer Mika Waltari, showing the author in relief, and with the text: AUTHOR, ACADEMICIAN MIKA WALTARI WAS BORN ON 19 SEPTEMBER 1908 IN A HOUSE THAT STOOD HERE. The house was a timber building, in which Waltari lived for the first three years of his life from 1908-12. ©  The artist © Helsinki City Artmuseum WWW-production: Lasipalatsin Mediakeskus Oy, Flammable Solutions Oy 2001