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The Silent People

37 Reviews

#2 of 8 things to do in Suomussalmi

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Viitostie 547 | 30 km north from Suomussalmi on Highway 5 (E63), Suomussalmi 89600, Finland

+358 8 61555545

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“Beautifully random”

Do you know the feeling when you are driving from A to B, and midway you see something randomly... read more

Reviewed 5 October 2017

WorldIsMySandbox

via mobile

“Mixed feelings”

This art work came as a surprise for me when we drove by but we stopped anyway. Lots of scarecrow... read more

Reviewed 19 June 2017

niinan2

Nurmijarvi, Finland

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The crowd of almost thousand figures that make up the Silent People suddenly emerges before the passing motorist like some great stroke of magic. In the morning with light behind them, this motionless army appears morose, even menacing. However, as the day progresses their countenance brightens up and with the setting of the sun they present a distincly jolly and colourful picture. When the wind blows their straw hair and clothes begin to flap rhythmically, it is as if they had suddenly sprung into life.

4.5

37 reviews

Excellent69%
Very good21%
Average8%
Poor2%
Terrible0%

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“field” (9 reviews)

“installation” (6 reviews)

“art” (4 reviews)

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Viitostie 547 | 30 km north from Suomussalmi on Highway 5 (E63), Suomussalmi 89600, Finland

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WorldIsMySandbox

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Reviewed 5 October 2017 via mobile

Beautifully random

Do you know the feeling when you are driving from A to B, and midway you see something randomly special? The feeling when you are in middle of nowhere and you exit your vechile and are like wtf? Then you get really happy that you...More

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niinan2

Nurmijarvi, Finland

26162

Reviewed 19 June 2017

Mixed feelings

This art work came as a surprise for me when we drove by but we stopped anyway. Lots of scarecrow standing on a field dressed in different ways. I think the wow! part was the number of the scarecrows. I really don't know what more...More

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cnb134

Marlow, United Kingdom

36386

Reviewed 17 May 2017 via mobile

A surprise as we drove by...

We saw this strange sight and stopped to have a look... we had no idea what it was and it appeared to be closed... took loads of photos and checked it out on the Internet later... would have liked to spend more time there, but...More

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dag007

Vaasa, Finland

20725

Reviewed 24 April 2017

Surrealistic!

This is an absolute must in Finnish contemporary art! Take a walk among the spooky and funny "scarecrows". There are "thousands" of them; find your own favorite. Easy to access by car on your way to Lapland or from Lapland.

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593annim

Suomussalmi, Finland

111

Reviewed 18 October 2016 via mobile

Cool place and good cafe!

Creepy but cool. Good photo op and a great cafe! Definitely worth stopping on your way to north or south!

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Franzson

5514

Reviewed 30 August 2016 via mobile

Awesome piece of art!

Very cool piece of art here in the middle of nowhere...a bit scary though. Thanks to the artist for this! Loved it!

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Polkadance

Belvedere

156

Reviewed 12 July 2016

Unusual

This is an interesting tourist attraction. There are quite literally 100s of these silent people in a field. Apparently they have their clothes changed regularly and if you like the look of something as long as you replace it with something else you can take...More

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Tiina T

Helsinki, Finland

218

Reviewed 30 May 2016

Something different! Take a coffee break with hundreds of peat-headed figures

Located in a highway E63 (5-tie) 30 km from Suomussalmi center you suddenly find a field with Hundreds and hundreds of peat-headed figures staring silently in same direction. If you stop by at summertime, this is a lovely place to take a break and enjoy...More

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Ignacio G

Vuokatti, Finland

6829

Reviewed 22 May 2016

Peculiar, maybe somewhat cute...

Being living in Kainuu for some time, wanted to visit since it is the #2 attraction in Kainuu. However I disagree with its placement in the list, there are definitely more interesting things to see around here. First of all its far from everything about...More

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DeeTee1972

Reading, United Kingdom

168

Reviewed 30 August 2015

Hyvaa! Really Good!

I have recently moved to the Kainuu region of Finland and wanted to explore my new county. This is a wonderful place to visit. I have not experienced 'ART' like this before so for my first time I was really taken away by the size!...More