motorhome places Suomussalmi Finland

The ´Silent People´ is a surface artwork by the Finnish artist Reijo Kela and is located about twenty-five kilometers north of Suomussalmi right next to the state road 5/E 63. It consists of about 800 wooden crosses, which are made twice a year by volunteers with summer gifts collected from donations. or winter clothing are supplied. The tops of the crosses, covered with sod and peat, give the crosses faces and, in connection with the clothing, a certain human appearance. But the people are by no means quiet, because when it´s windy, they gesticulate violently with their hands and even with their feet. The visitor should think about the meaning of the work of art. The artist himself has not yet commented on this.

Finnland 89600 Suomussalmi Jalonkaarre 5
The tourist office is located in the center of Suomussalmi, just off the trunk road 5/E63, in the Jalonniemi house.