Маннергейм в Хельсинки Mannerheim in Helsinki

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Of course, while living in St. Petersburg, I repeatedly came across the name of Mannerheim. Since I am interested in history, I travel quite often with the Silver Ring historical and cultural center, I heard different things about Finn No. 1. But the reviews were always rather positive, despite the very controversial figure of this person.
He is from a Swedish family, he studied military craft mainly in the Russian Empire. He was closely connected with Petersburg and loved it very much. Hence his order during the Soviet-Finnish war: to reach the old border and not cross it. Maybe that's why Leningrad was not captured? I heard about this fact from the life of Mannerheim for the first time.
The second time in Mikkeli we were shown the marshal's carriage. It opens only once a year: June 4 - the marshal's birthday. But through the windows you can see something.
This time the excursion was called: "Mannerheim in Helsinki". We were told a little about the life of this man on the bus.
We started from the cemetery where he is buried, thus making his way back: from death to life.
There is a memorial to the great Finns (presidents, scientists... ). Around the marshal's grave are the graves of those who died defending the country: in the continuation war of 1939-1944, in conflicts where the Finnish blue helmets took part. There are commemorative tokens of gratitude to non-Finns who died for Finland (Swedes, engrams, gypsies ... )
Marshal did not die, but died. And not even in Finland. But nevertheless, an exception was made for him and buried among the dead - his role is so great precisely in military affairs. On the marshal's birthday, veterans of all military operations go along the alley of the cemetery to his grave.
Then we made our way back through the streets of the city: to the cathedral and the house-museum in the embassy quarter of Kaivopuisto, not far from the Olympia terminal, where ferries from St. Petersburg arrive. Mannerheim worked in this house, being the president of the country.
The president's house is a two-story, wooden one. His personal belongings are collected there: furniture, books, orders, photographs of family members. There are only a few copies (for example, the Danish order with which he was awarded, but according to the status, the order returns to Denmark after the death of the recipient).
The museum is open 3 days a week: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, from 11 am to 4 pm. Guided tours in the museum. Entrance - 8 euros. Even an hour-long tour of a small museum is not enough to learn about the turbulent biography of this man. You can't take pictures. The box office sells postcards with interiors and books about Mannerheim.