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The Silent People

51 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

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“Something unique”

Mystic hay heads with clothes on. Interesting in every season of the year. Nice cafe in summertime... read more

Reviewed August 30, 2018

kitkula

via mobile

“Fire made coffee and pancakes”

It´s a really ordinary place to travel. There are lots of nice souvenirs to by in the Niitty... read more

Reviewed August 22, 2018

theialook

Suomussalmi, Finland

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4.5 51 reviews

Excellent71%
Very good17%
Average11%
Poor1%
Terrible0%

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“pancakes”(4 reviews)

“installation”(7 reviews)

“figures”(6 reviews)

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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...more

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

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kitkula

Reviewed August 30, 2018 via mobile

Something unique

Mystic hay heads with clothes on. Interesting in every season of the year. Nice cafe in summertime. One of its kind in the world I suppose. What does this work of art mean? You can guess yourself!

Date of experience: July 2018

Thank kitkula

theialook

Suomussalmi, Finland

Reviewed August 22, 2018

Fire made coffee and pancakes

It´s a really ordinary place to travel. There are lots of nice souvenirs to by in the Niitty - Kahvila (Cafeteria) shop. You might want to change one of Your favorite - clothe with Your own clothe, so please remember to take an extra clothing...More

Date of experience: June 2018

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rkloeg

Goirle, The Netherlands

Reviewed August 19, 2018 via mobile

The Silent People, art that moves you

Passing by on the A5, we were inmediately cought by the view on our righthand side. A crowd stood silently in the field. It appeared to be the work of an artist who made more than thousand puppets, man high, of wooden crosses, clay heads...More

Date of experience: August 2018

1 Thank rkloeg

leffex

Pietarsaari, Finland

650174

Reviewed August 12, 2018

An amazing installation

When the installation “The Silent People” pops up before your eyes at a field near Suomussalmi it is an amazing sight. There are almost thousand figures standing at the field. They have summer cloths, but in the winter they get winter cloths. Nobody knows the...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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iPubba

London

3621

Reviewed July 2, 2018 via mobile

Excellent spot to visit

Little bit spooky, but also very cool. By local artist to reflect the history of the local people that have made their livinghood from this unforgiving but beautiful northern land.

Date of experience: July 2018

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vititsa

Joensuu, Finland

346

Reviewed May 30, 2018 via mobile

Creepy, but i like it

We are making a roadtrip around Finland and we had to stop to take pictures. I really liked the place. Visitors can also bring their own clothes and exchange them with the "people". Definitely stop by if you're driving past it.

Date of experience: May 2018

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WorldIsMySandbox

4219

Reviewed October 5, 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

Date of experience: October 2017

1 Thank WorldIsMySandbox

niinan2

Nurmijarvi, Finland

36672

Reviewed June 19, 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

Date of experience: June 2017

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cnb134

Marlow, United Kingdom

441116

Reviewed May 17, 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

Date of experience: May 2017

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dag007

Vaasa, Finland

28645

Reviewed April 24, 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.