Oulu Cemetery
The Oulu Cemetery (Finnish: Oulun hautausmaa) is a cemetery located in the Intiö district close to the city centre of Oulu, Finland.
 War graves with the old chapel in the background. | |
| Details | |
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| Established | 1781[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Coordinates | 65°0′46″N 025°29′29″E |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Parishes in Oulu |
| Size | 26.5 hectares (65 acres)[2] |
| Website | Oulun hautausmaa |
| Find a Grave | Oulu Cemetery |
The cemetery was inaugurated in 1781 by vicar Carl Henrik Ståhle.[1][3] After the vicar the cemetery was first known as Ståhleborg, the oldest section is still called with the old name.[4] There are two funeral chapels in the cemetery: the old chapel designed by architect Otto F. Holm was completed in 1923 and is located in the older section.[5] The new chapel designed by architect Seppo Valjus was built in 1972–1973. The crematory is located in the new chapel building.[6]
The cemetery includes a military cemetery section for soldiers fallen in the Second World War. The war graves area with a war memorial was inaugurated in September 1952. The war memorial, The Battle Has Ended (Finnish: Taistelu on päättynyt), was created by sculptor Oskari Jauhiainen.[7]
Notable interments
- Otto Karhi (April 17, 1876, Oulu – June 7, 1966, Oulu)
- Robert Wilhelm Lagerborg (October 28, 1796, Tammela – March 28, 1849, Oulu)
- Yrjö Mäkelin (June 1, 1875 Tampere – September 18, 1923)
- Teuvo Pakkala (April 9, 1862, Oulu – May 17, 1925, Kuopio)
- Samuli Paulaharju (April 14, 1875, Kurikka – February 6, 1944, Oulu)
- Ensio Siilasvuo (January 1, 1922, Helsinki – January 10, 2003, Espoo)
- Hjalmar Siilasvuo (March 18, 1892, Helsinki – January 11, 1947, Oulu)
- Maria Silfvan (March 25, 1802, Turku – September 10, 1865, Oulu)
- Mikael Toppelius (August 10, 1734, Oulu – December 27, 1821, Oulu)
References
- "Oulun hautausmaa". Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Parishes in Oulu. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- Schali, Kirsti (1996). Oulun hautausmaat [Cemeteries of Oulu] (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Oulun ev.-lut. seurakuntayhtymä. p. 26. ISBN 952-90-7881-1.
- Schali 1996, p. 24.
- Schali 1996, p. 24,40.
- Schali 1996, p. 58.
- Schali 1996, p. 64-65.
- Schali 1996, p. 73-74.
External links
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