Oulu Cemetery
 War graves with the old chapel in the background. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1781[1] |
| Location | Intiö, Oulu |
| Country | Finland |
| Coordinates | 65°0′46″N 025°29′29″E / 65.01278°N 25.49139°ECoordinates: 65°0′46″N 025°29′29″E / 65.01278°N 25.49139°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 Oulu Cemetery (Finnish: Oulun hautausmaa) is a cemetery located in the Intiö neighbourhood close to the city centre of Oulu, Finland.
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 1972-173. 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
- Robert Wilhelm Lagerborg
- Yrjö Mäkelin
- Teuvo Pakkala
- Samuli Paulaharju
- Ensio Siilasvuo
- Hjalmar Siilasvuo
- Maria Silfvan
- Mikael Toppelius
References
- 1 2 "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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