120430: Finlandia, Vappuaatto, Havis Amanda, Helsinki, Finland
Manta - Havis Amanda, Helsinki Finland November 2011
Manta - Havis Amanda, Helsinki Finland November 2011. Manta Statue Helsinki Finland.
Helsinki, Finland - Havis Amanda (2018)
Havis Amanda is a nude female statue in Helsinki, Finland. It was sculpted by Ville Vallgren (1855-1940) in 1906 in Paris, but was not erected at its present location at the Market Square in Kaartinkaupunki until 1908.
Havis Amanda is one of Vallgren's Parisian Art Nouveau works. It is cast in bronze and the fountain it resides in is made of granite. She is a mermaid who stands on seaweed as she rises from the water, with four fish spouting water at her feet and surrounded by four sea lions. She is depicted leaning backwards as if to say goodbye to her element. Vallgren's intention was to symbolize the rebirth of Helsinki. The height of the statue is 194 centimetres and with the pedestal it stands 5 metres tall. According to Vallgren's letters the model for the statue was a then 19-year-old Parisian lady, Marcelle Delquini.
Vallgren himself simply called the work Merenneito (English: The Mermaid), but it quickly started to get additional nicknames. The Finland-Swedish newspapers dubbed it Havis Amanda and the Finnish Haaviston Manta or simply Manta. Havis Amanda is the common name used in brochures and travel guides.
It was unveiled on September 20, 1908. The work drew a lot of criticism at first, especially from women. Its nakedness and seductiveness were considered inappropriate. Not all groups objected to the nudity per se, but putting it on a pedestal was thought to subjugate women by making them appear weak and create sexual objectification and belittling of women (equal and common suffrage was introduced in Finland in 1906). Some women's rights groups criticised the look of the figure as plain and some even as a common French whore, lacking pristine and innocence. The sea lions, with their human tongues hanging out, were said to represent men lusting after the mademoiselle. Vallgren considered himself a worshipper of women. Many in the cultural elite of Finland considered Vallgren an outsider and had judged his work even before it was finished. A good friend of his, Albert Edelfelt, was instrumental through his influence in getting the work ordered. Thanks to a small group of mainly Finland-Swedish supporters, the work gradually started gaining wide acceptance and natives started seeing it as the spirit of the city. Today it has been consistently voted the most important and most beautiful piece of art in Helsinki.
Every year on Vappu, Manta serves as a centrepiece for the celebrations. Students of the local universities put a cap on the statue in an elaborate ceremony
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Havis Amanda Fountain: Weekend in Helsinki
Manta, a nude statue that sits atop a fountain over-looking Helsinki port. Once-a-year in May college students place a dapper white cap upon her head to celebrate Vapu (May Day). When she first made her debut, she caused quite a stir with the locals. Now...they couldn't imagine her not being there, just like she is.
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Havis Amanda - Helsinki 2012
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Havis Amanda Statue Helsinki Finland May 2019
120430: Vappuaatto, Havis Amanda, Helsinki, Finland
※お急ぎの方は4:00頃からどうぞ
Vappu（フィンランドのメーデー）の前日、Vappuaattoにヘルシンキで行われるイベントの風景。
18:00、バルト海の乙女像Havis Amandaに学帽をかぶせるというイベント。その瞬間、Lukioの卒業生たちは学帽を被ります。最後にFinlandiaの合唱もあります。そして、皆でシャンパンを飲み、春の訪れを喜ぶ、のだそうです^^。
（ただ、動画内で特に大騒ぎしているのは、外国人のような気がする...）
1st of May 2010 Helsinki/Havis Amanda
Students put the student cap on Havis Amanda during the Vappu celebrations in 2010
Wappu 2017 : Havis Amanda, Helsinki
Wappu, the1st of May.
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May Day Celebrations at Havis Amanda, Helsinki - April 30, 2017
The statue of Havis Amanda is crowned by Svenska Handelshögskolans Studentkår – SHS. Read our story Finns Celebrate May Day With A Kind of Flair That Others Can’t Duplicate here:
Havis Amandan pesu ja lakitus Helsinki Vappu 2014
Mantan lakitus Helsingin Kauppatorilla 30.4.2014. Havis Amanda sai vaahtopesun klo 17 ja lakin päähänsä klo 18. Musiikista vastasivat Retuperän WBK ja Nitrodisco.
Havis Amanda crowned for Vappuaatto
The formal start of May Day celebrations was seen at 6 PM on Tuesday with the washing and crowning of the Havis Amanda statue in downtown Helsinki. The event drew a crowd of 30,000 revellers.
Vappu 2018 Helsinki :: Mantan lakitus - Putting Hat on Manta, Havis Amanda
Mantan lakitus 2018 :: Helsinki Finland :: Vappu 2018 Helsinki :: Putting Hat on Manta Havis Amanda :: Vappu 2018 Eve :: Hyvää Vappua.
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Havis Amanda
The famous art nouveau statue and fountain in Helsinki
Havis Amanda crowned for Vappuaatto
Celebrations seen at 6 PM on Tuesday (30.04.2013) with the washing and crowning of the Havis Amanda statue in downtown Helsinki.The event drew a crowd of 30,000 revellers.
Fountain Havis Amanda in The Morning in Helsinki
Havis Amanda is a nude female statue in Helsinki, Finland. It was sculpted by Ville Vallgren (1855-1940) in 1906 in Paris, but was not erected at its present location at the Market Square in Kaartinkaupunki until 1908.
Havis Amanda is one of Vallgren's Parisian Art Nouveau works. It is cast in bronze and the fountain it resides in is made of granite. She is a mermaid who stands on seaweed as she rises from the water, with four fish spouting water at her feet and surrounded by four sea lions. She is depicted leaning backwards as if to say goodbye to her element. Vallgren's intention was to symbolize the rebirth of Helsinki. The height of the statue is 194 centimetres and with the pedestal it stands 5 metres tall. According to Vallgren's letters the model for the statue was a then 19-year-old Parisian lady, Marcelle Delquini.[1]
Vallgren himself simply called the work Merenneito (English: The Mermaid), but it quickly started to get additional nicknames. The Finland-Swedish newspapers dubbed it Havis Amanda and the Finnish Haaviston Manta or simply Manta. Havis Amanda is the common name used in brochures and travel guides.
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Helsinki Walking from Kamppi to Havis Amanda Statue
Helsinki Autumn time
Havis Amanda vs Hotel Manta of Helsinki